| Year | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1993 | This player suddenly retires to play baseball | Michael Jordan | 97%
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| 1996 | This player leaves the Magic to join the Lakers | Shaquille O'Neal | 96%
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| 1998 | This team wins its 6th championship in 8 years | Chicago Bulls | 95%
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| 1991 | This NBA legend announces that he is HIV positive | Magic Johnson | 94%
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| 1994 | This Nigerian player is named MVP | Hakeem Olajuwon | 92%
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| 1997 | This team changes its name to the Washington Wizards | Washington {Bullets} | 91%
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| 1980 | This player wins his 6th MVP award, the most of any player in history | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 89%
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| 1986 | This player wins his third consecutive MVP award | Larry Bird | 89%
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| 1999 | This "zen master" becomes coach of the Lakers | Phil Jackson | 88%
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| 1992 | This player wins his first of seven consecutive rebounding titles | Dennis Rodman | 82%
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| 1990 | Due to their physical style, the Detroit Pistons are known by this nickname | The Bad Boys | 81%
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| 1995 | The Grizzlies become the league's 29th franchise, playing in this city | Vancouver | 78%
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| 1972 | This player wins his second NBA championship and averages 19.2 rebounds per game | Wilt Chamberlain | 78%
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| 1976 | This league merges with the NBA | ABA | 75%
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| 1987 | This "Round Mound of Rebound" leads the league in rebounds, the shortest player ever to do so | Charles Barkley | 73%
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| 1981 | Lloyd B. Free officially changes his name to this | {World} B. Free | 72%
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| 1984 | This lawyer becomes commissioner of the NBA | David Stern | 67%
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| 1977 | This MVP leads the Trailblazers to an NBA championship | Bill Walton | 66%
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| 1985 | This Georgetown player is selected #1 in the NBA draft | Patrick Ewing | 65%
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| 1975 | This Warrior is named Finals MVP; today he is best known for shooting underhanded free throws | Rick Barry | 65%
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| 1983 | This company replaces Wilson as official providers of the NBA game ball | Spalding | 65%
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| 1978 | This "iceman" leads the league in scoring | George Gervin | 60%
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| 1979 | This now-defunct team wins its first and only championship | Seattle Supersonics | 56%
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| 1989 | This Yugoslavian center begins playing for the Lakers | Vlade Divac | 53%
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| 1971 | This legend retires 9 games into the season as the leading scorer in Lakers history. Unfortunately for him, the Lakers would start a 33 game win streak that same night. | Elgin Baylor | 52%
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| 1988 | Magic Johnson kisses this player during the NBA finals | Isiah Thomas | 51%
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| 1974 | The Jazz become the league's 18th franchise, playing in this city | New Orleans | 50%
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| 1973 | This "tiny" point guard leads the league with 34.0 points per game | Tiny Archibald | 49%
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| 1982 | This coach wins his first of five NBA championships | Pat Riley | 45%
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| 1970 | This player, the highest scorer in NCAA history, is chosen by the Hawks with the 3rd pick in the draft | Pete Maravich | 41%
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