Memorize these and recognize 34.0% of all Basketball clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 12 | He was NBA scoring champ for 7 straight years |
| 2 | White Men Can't Jump | 3 | Contrary to the title, Woody Harrelson proved he could in this film, seen here |
| 3 | Pat Riley | 3 | He's won 6 NBA championship rings: 1 as a player, 1 as an asst. coach & 4 as head coach of the Lakers in the 1980s |
| 4 | the Hawks | 3 | Atlanta's basketball "birds" |
| 5 | the Harlem Globetrotters | 3 | This comical team's 1st trip wasn't around the world but to a town 50 miles from Chicago January 7, 1927 |
| 6 | the ABA (American Basketball Association) | 3 | This rival of the NBA, which began play in 1967, introduced the 3-point basket & the All-Star Game slam dunk contest |
| 7 | Michael Jordan | 3 | In 2000 this ex-Chicago Bull became president of the Wizards |
| 8 | UCLA | 2 | John Wooden, the legendary "Wizard of Westwood", coached this school to 10 NCAA titles |
| 9 | traveling | 2 | This term refers to taking more than 1 step while holding the ball |
| 10 | Space Jam | 2 | Yosemite Sam ropes hoop-erstar Michael Jordan into a meeting with Bugs Bunny & friends in this movie |
| 11 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2 | In 1991 at LSU, this current Lakers center & part-time rapper led the NCAA in rebounds with 14.7 per game |
| 12 | press | 2 | The First Amendment states that "the freedom of speech, or of" this shall not be abridged |
| 13 | Phil Jackson | 2 | This "Zen" master coach inducted in 2007 |
| 14 | Indiana | 2 | The man seen here was born in this state & earned NBA Coach of the Year honors there |
| 15 | Hoosiers | 2 | Gene Hackman coached a small-town Indiana high school team right to the state championship in this 1986 film |
| 16 | goaltending | 2 | The 1940s defensive dominance of 6'10" George Mikan led to this rule that prohibits touching a ball on its downward flight to the basket |
| 17 | Dean Smith | 2 | This late North Carolina coach who won 879 games |
| 18 | Utah Jazz | 2 | This NBA team's official logo features a stylized musical note |
| 19 | the University of North Carolina | 2 | ( Hi, I'm James Worthy.) In 1982 I led this school, the Tar Heels, to the NCAA title & was named MVP of the Final Four |
| 20 | the Detroit Pistons | 2 | Averaging 21 points per game, this team's Chauncey Billups was named MVP of the 2004 NBA Finals |
| 21 | double dribble | 2 | ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew bounces the ball on the court.) The alliterative action that I'm demonstrating results in this infraction & puts my team on d... |
| 22 | the Boston Celtics | 2 | In 1966 Bill Russell became the NBA's first Black coach when he succeeded Red Auerbach as this team's coach |
| 23 | Naismith | 2 | ( Hi, I'm Bill Walton.) This award for college player of the year is named for the inventor of basketball; I won it 3 times in the 1970s |
| 24 | a hook shot | 2 | Sounds like the favorite shot of Peter Pan's nemesis |
| 25 | a technical foul | 2 | ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew hangs on a basketball hoop.) If I hang on the rim after one of my thunderous dunks, I'll be hit with this 2-word infraction |
| 26 | Earvin "Magic" Johnson | 2 | In 1979 Indiana State's Larry Bird was Player of the Year, but this Michigan State star was the NBA's No. 1 draft pick |
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