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CENTER
BOSTON CELTICS (1960s)
NBA record for player titles, with 11
Great rebounder, like his rival WILT CHAMBERLAIN
NBA Finals MVP award is named for him

A

BILL RUSSELL

2
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CENTER
LA SPARKS (1997-2009)
1st woman to dunk in a pro game

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LISA LESLIE

3
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CENTER
HOUSTON ROCKETS (2000s)
Chinese (Shanghai-born)
Played for Shanghai Sharks
7’6”
Nicknamed the “Great Wall”

A

YAO MING

4
Q

Coach
UCLA Bruins (1949-75)
Won 10 national titles between 1964 & 1975
Nicknamed “Wizard of Westwood”
Played for Purdue in college
First person in the Basketball HOF as both player and coach

A

JOHN WOODEN

5
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Coach
CHICAGO BULLS (1990s)
LA LAKERS (2000s)
Played for the NY Knicks (1970s)
Nicknamed “Zen Master”

A

PHIL JACKSON

6
Q

Coach
DUKE BLUE DEVILS (since 1980)
Nicknamed “Coach K”

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MIKE KRZYZEWSKI

7
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FORWARD
DETROIT PISTONS (1986-93)
CHICAGO BULLS (1995-98)
Frequently led the NBA in rebounds
Nicknamed “The Worm”
Briefly married CARMEN ELECTRA (in 1998)
Friend of KIM JONG UN
Famously wore a wedding dress

A

DENNIS RODMAN

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Center
LSU Tigers
Magic, Lakers, Heat, Suns, Cavs, & Celtics
Nicknamed “Big Baryshnikov” & “Diesel”, among others
Notorious free throw issues (once went 0/11)
Icy Hot spokesman
Rapper, “____ Diesel” (1993)
Film actor in “Blue Chips” (1994) & “Kazaam” (1996)
7’1”, 325lb, shoe size 23

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SHAQUILLE O’NEAL

SHAQ

9
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College coach
Tennessee’s Lady Volunteers (“Lady Vols”) 1974-2012
More than 1000 NCAA wins, most of any coach (at least at the time)
Died in 2016

A

PAT SUMMITT

10
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Coach
Boston Celtics (1950s-60s)
Namesake of NBA’s “Coach of the Year” award

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RED AUERBACH

11
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UCLA’s basketball arena in Westwood
Has a “John Wooden Court” named for the coach

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PAULEY PAVILION

12
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Basketball move
One player passes
The other jumps and, in midair, catches & dunks the ball

A

ALLEY-OOP

13
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Point guard
SuperSonics (1990s)
“The Glove”

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GARY PAYTON

14
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76ers (late 1970s)
Known for shattering backboards
“Chocolate Thunder”

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DARRYL DAWKINS

15
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Shooting guard
Played exclusively for LA Lakers (1996-2016)
Named for beef, and his father Joe’s nickname
Gave name to a Nike shoe

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KOBE BEAN BRYANT

16
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Shooting guard, #24
2008 MVP
“Black Mamba”
Died in 2020 helicopter crash with daughter Gianna

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KOBE BEAN BRYANT

17
Q

Reptilian nickname of Kobe Bryant

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BLACK MAMBA

18
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Home stadium of LA Lakers & LA Clippers (NBA)
Home rink of LA Kings (NHL)
Usual host of the Grammy awards

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CRYPTO.COM ARENA
(Formerly STAPLES CENTER)

19
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NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament of 64 teams (since 1985)
Alliterative month
Played in a bracket
Began 1939
Goes to a “Sweet Sixteen”, “Elite Eight”, & “Final Four”

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MARCH MADNESS

20
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Famed rivals of the 1980s/90s
Co-captains of USA’s Olympic “Dream Team”
Wrote “When the Game Was Ours”
Alternated MVP awards with Michael Jordan
Played for the Celtics & Lakers

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LARRY BIRD & EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON

21
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Forward, #33
“The Hick from French Lick” (Indiana)
Indiana State
Celtics (1979-92) - 3 championships
NBA MVP 1984, ‘85, & ‘86
Coached Pacers (1997-2000)

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LARRY BIRD

22
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Point guard, #32
Michigan State
LA Lakers (1979-96) - part of the “Showtime” era
Retired unexpectedly (temporarily) in 1991 after announcing positive HIV/AIDS status
Now co-owns Dodgers

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EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON