NBA
What does the NBA stand for?
The National Basketball Association
If x=2, what is 3x+6=?
X = 12
Who was the first Black basketball player?
What player has averaged a triple-double for an entire season?
Russell Westbrook
If PEMDAS stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication...What do the remaining letters stand for?
Divide/Division, Add/Addition, Subtract/Subtraction
The NBA first originated in 1946, but when did the NBA allow black players to play for the NBA?
1950 (4 years later)
Which NBA player is the highest paid as of 2021?
LeBron James
2 of the Starting Five on the Lakers already scored 20 points in the first quarter, but LeBron wants to end the quarter with a total of 50 points. How many points doe the other 3 players need to score?
3x + 20 = 50
X = 10 points per player
There are 30 total NBA teams and 30 coaches. How many of the 30 coaches are Black?
12 out of 30 coaches are Black (only 40%)
What is the highest-scoring basketball game in history?
A triple-overtime game between Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets in 1983. Combined they scored 370 points
Steph Curry achieve 30 points, 10 rebounds, and X amount of steals forming a triple-double amount of 52. How many steals did he earn?
30 + 10 + X = 52
X = 12
This boxing athlete had a record of 24 wins and 0 losses before they retired.
Laila Ali (Muhammad Ali's daughter)
How many NBA teams are there?
Is it true that x=5 for the equation 3x + 20 = 80
Check your work!
No, x does not equal 5. It equals 20
This athlete was diagnosed with double-pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio at age four, doctors said they would never walk again — but they grew up to be an Olympic runner and became the first American woman to ever take home three gold medals at a single Olympic Games
Wilma Rudolph