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in BusinessWhat’s the link between Alibaba and the Brooklyn Nets?
Answer: Joseph Tsai, a co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba, bought the Brooklyn Nets in 2019 and became the sole owner of the NBA team. In June 2023. Alibaba announced that Tsai would succeed Daniel Zhang as board chairman. Tsai is a Taiwan-born Canadian citizen who helped start Alibaba in 1999 with Jack Ma…
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in SportsBesides being the Nuggets’ first NBA championship, the 2023 NBA Finals broke which historical record?
Answer: The Denver Nuggets play their home games at Ball Arena, 5,280 feet (1,609 meters) above sea level. This makes it the highest-altitude arena in the NBA and the highest venue for any major professional sports team in North America. The Miami Heat, who faced the Nuggets in the 2023 NBA finals, had to deal…
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in SportsWho broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record?
Answer: Breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career record of 38,387 points with a fadeaway 2-pointer in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 7, 2023. LeBron James became the NBA’s leading career scorer. He is the first player to top Abdul-Jabbar’s 1984 record in nearly 40 years. James scored the record-breaking 38,388th point in the…
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in SportsIn Jan. 2023, LeBron James became the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points, but who was the first?
Answer: Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points in his career. LeBron James became the second NBA player to score 38,000 career points on Jan. 15, 2023. He also broke the record for being the youngest player to ever reach every career scoring milestone from 21,000 to 38,000 points. If the Lakers star keeps his…
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in SportsWho is the youngest NBA player to reach 3,000 3-Point Field Goals?
Answer: While LeBron James, between ages 22 and 36, was the youngest NBA player to reach 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, and 35,000 points in his career, Stephen Curry is the youngest NBA player to reach 3,000 3-Point Field Goals – an achievement he met in December 2021, at the age of 33 years, 289…
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in SportsWho was the NBA’s first Black coach?
Answer: Bill Russell was the first Black coach in any North American professional sports, in his position as player-coach for the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 69, and the first to win a championship. Russell died on July 31, 2022, at the age of 88.
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in SportsLeBron James became the only NBA player to hit which milestone?
Answer: LeBron James became the first NBA player to record 10,000 career assists, rebounds, and points, on March 13, 2022. He is the seventh player in NBA history to reach 10,000 assists, one of seven players who have earned 30,000 points, one of 42 players to reach 10,000 career rebounds, and the only one in…
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in SportsHow many times in his 19 years NBA career was LeBron James suspended?
Answer: LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended for one game on Nov. 22, 2021, making it the first suspension in his 19-year career. More answers inside!
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in SportsFor which city did the Lakers originally play?
The franchise now called the Los Angeles Lakers was originally The Minneapolis Lakers, debuted in 1949.
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in SportsWhich teams played the highest-rated Finals in NBA history in 1998?
The highest-rated Finals in NBA history was the 1998 showdown between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz with an 18.7 rating (29 million viewers).
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in SportsIn which city was the NBA’s first official game in 1946 played?
The New York Knickerbockers and the Toronto Huskies played the game now counted as the NBA’s first official game on Nov. 1, 1946, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The NY Knicks beat the Huskies 68-66. The league was initially named BAA, and in 1949 became the NBA.
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in SportsThree franchises have played in every NBA season. Which?
The three franchises that have played in every NBA season are the Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Golden State Warriors (who began as the Philadelphia Warriors)._x000D_
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in SportsWilt Chamberlain made his debut in the NBA with which team?
Wilt Chamberlain made his NBA debut with the Philadelphia Warriors on Oct. 24, 1959, scoring 43 points and grabbing 28 rebounds to win over the New York Knicks 118-109.
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in SportsWhich team had the longest winning streak in NBA history?
The longest winning streak in NBA history belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers, who, on Jan. 7, 1972, defeated the Atlanta Hawks for their 33rd straight victory. On Friday, Jan. 7, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Atlanta Hawks on ESPN (10 p.m. ET) as part of the NBA 75 games.
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in SportsWhich NBA team did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Shaquille O’Neal play?
NBA Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, and the late Kobe Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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in SportsWhich year saw the NBA’s first Black players?
Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton were the NBA’s first Black players. Lloyd was the first to debut in the NBA on Oct. 31, 1950, with the Washington Capitols. Cooper is the first Black player drafted by an NBA team, and Clifton was the first Black player to sign a contract.
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in SportsIn the 70s, which NBA player was nicknamed Skywalker?
Alongside Julius “Dr. J” Erving, David Thompson, known in the 70s as “Skywalker,” turned dunking into an art form.
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in SportsHow many NBA championships have the Boston Celtics won?
The Boston Celtics won 17 NBA championships. The first was on April 13, 1957, when the Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 125-123 in double overtime of Game 7. The Lakers tied the record in 2020, remember?
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in SportsWho was the NBA’s 2021 Finals MVP?
Giannis Antetokounmpo, AKA Greek the Freak, is the reigning 2021 Finals MVP and 2021 NBA champion.
