NBA Jeopardy for TTW

NBA 2"K"

100

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s nickame

GreeK FreaK

200

This former German player was known for having a lethal fadeaway jumper

DirK NowitzKi

300

This team’s only championship comes from the 1970-71 season

MilwauKee BucKs

400

This player holds the NBA record for highest 3-point field goal percentage in a season

Kyle Korver

500

This former NBA team relocated to Sacramento in 1985

Kansas City Kings

Basketball Without Borders

100

Before Giannis won the MVP, this player was the last international player to do so

Dirk Nowitzki

200

After the US and Canada, this country has the 3rd most players representing their country this season

Australia

300

On the 24th of January, the Hornets and the Bucks will face-off in this country as part of the NBA Global Games

France

400

These 2 NBA players made history by being the first 2 Japanese players to play in the same season

**DAILY DOUBLE**

Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe

500

This Italian-born, Canadian-raised guard was the first international player to join the league, as cited by the NBA

Hank Biasatti

Basketball Terms in the Real World

100

Action of going from one place to another, like in a vacation

Travel/Travelling

200

Building blocks of outer walls of most buildings

Bricks

300

Flat surfaces, most commonly known on TVs and Phones

Screen

400

To be romantically involved with

Court

500

A price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied

**DAILY DOUBLE**

Charge

Nicknames

100

Everyone knows him as Magic Johnson, but this is his legal first name

Earvin

200

This player got his nickname at an early age after his grandmother’s southern drawl mispronounced “Pretty”

**DAILY DOUBLE**

Penny Hardaway

300

Ray Allen got the nickname “Jesus Shuttlesworth” after his role in this movie

He Got Game

400

Mamba has been a common thread in NBA nicknames, with Kobe being the Black Mamba, Brian Scalabrine being the White Mamba, and this player being the Orange Mamba

Jordan McRae

500

Although Darko Milicic was nicknamed “The Human Victory Cigar”, this other European born player was donned the nickname before him

Stojko Vrankovic

Different Players, Same College

100

Griffin, Hield, Young

Oklahoma

200

McDermott, Patton, Thomas

Creighton

300

Brown, Milton, Ojeleye

SMU

400

Bembry, Brown, Galloway

St Joseph’s

500

Brown, Rabb, Crabbe

Cal