Q 01/05

Which Cavaliers guard dribbled out the clock with the score tied late in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals?

A) Kyle Korver

B) J.R. Smith

C) Jeff Green

D) Rodney Hood

Answer · why

B) J.R. Smith

J.R. Smith rebounded a teammate's missed free throw and headed for half court instead of shooting. Cleveland lost in overtime and went on to be swept.

Q 02/05

What did LeBron James punch after Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, bruising a hand he kept secret all series?

A) A whiteboard

B) A water cooler

C) A locker door

D) A vending machine

Answer · why

A) A whiteboard

A whiteboard in the Cleveland locker room took the blow after the overtime loss. He revealed the bone bruise only once the sweep was complete, having ...

Q 03/05

Which retired Lakers star won an Academy Award in March 2018 for an animated short based on his farewell letter?

A) Magic Johnson

B) Shaquille O'Neal

C) Kobe Bryant

D) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Answer · why

C) Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant wrote and narrated Dear Basketball, hand-drawn by veteran Disney animator Glen Keane. It was the first Oscar won by any professional athle...

Q 04/05

Which pop singer's rendition of the national anthem before the 2018 NBA All-Star Game was widely mocked online?

A) Kesha

B) Jessie J

C) Rihanna

D) Fergie

Answer · why

D) Fergie

Fergie admitted the next day that her attempt at something special had missed the intended tone. The game itself, in Los Angeles, went to LeBron James...

Q 05/05

Which All-Star guard starred in the 2018 film Uncle Drew as an elderly streetball legend from his soft-drink ads?

A) Kyrie Irving

B) Damian Lillard

C) Kemba Walker

D) John Wall

Answer · why

A) Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving first played the character in a Pepsi Max campaign in 2012. The film's cast of aged-up hoopers included Shaquille O'Neal, Reggie Miller a...