BASKETBALL: PIC & ROLE
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
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100

Yosemite Sam ropes hoop-erstar Michael Jordan into a meeting with Bugs Bunny & friends in this movie

Space Jam

100

On March 2, 1962, five Philadelphia Warriors combined to score 69 points; the sixth, this man, who wore this jersey that night, added another 100


Wilt Chamberlain

100

This retinue of a monarch includes the royal family, advisers & personal servants

the court

100

By the time he was drafted, this Duke star was a 2x champion, player of the year, 2x All American, and considered the greatest player in team history...who almost everyone hated


Christian Laettner

100

Since the '40s this NBA team has played its home games at Madison Square Garden, first on 49th St. & then on 33rd St.

the Knicks

200

Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson leapt into starring roles hustling some basketball in this film

White Men Can't Jump

200

Two basketballs went up on the shuttle Atlantis in 2009--one here from the Globetrotters & a second ball handled in 1909 by this astronomer, then a Big Ten athlete & whose namesake telescope Atlantis was off to repair


Hubble

200

The First Amendment states that "the freedom of speech, or of" this shall not be abridged

press

200

In 1932 he was College Player of the Year at Purdue; in the 1970s he coached UCLA to a record 88 straight wins

John Wooden

200

In 2002 this ex-Laker was presented for induction into the Hall of Fame by friend-competitor Larry Bird

Magic Johnson
300

As Monica, Sanaa Lathan gives a movie its title when she tells Omar Epps, "All's fair in" this "& basketball, baby"

love

300

Here is what this rebounding master wore before his surprisingly moving & emotional 2011 induction speech


Dennis Rodman

300

Submerge in liquid such as a donut into coffee

dunk
300

The NCAA basketball tournament is known by this "crazy" monthly name

March Madness

300

This semicircular line is 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket in college, 4 feet further in the NBA

the 3-point line

400

Before moving on to Golden State, this NBA star was "thunderstruck" , losing his hoops talent in a "Freaky Friday" way to a kid

Kevin Durant

400

I wear a size 11.5 shoe; the largest shoe in the hall of fame, a size 23, belonged to this man who broke into the NBA with Orlando in 1992


Shaq (or Shaquille O'Neal)

400

Matthew 13:45 says, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto" this, "that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind"

a net

400

Only 2 men have won 3 NCAA scoring titles--Pete Maravich & this Cincinnati player known as the "Big O"

Oscar Robertson

400

In 2002 this Philadelphia 76er won his third NBA scoring title with an average of 31.4 points per game

Allen Iverson

500

In a 1996 comedy basketball fans Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) & Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd) have lots of this "Pride"

Celtic

500

Here is the 2006 Miami Heat championship ring of this coach, but don't worry--he still has four other NBA rings that he won patrolling the sidelines


Pat Riley

500

This kind of relationship can help you forget an ex

a rebound

500

This award for college basketball player of the year is named for the inventor of the game

James Naismith
500

This retired Orlando Magic superguard is known as "T-Mac" and is the cousin of high-flying dunker Vince Carter

Tracy McGrady

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