Welcome to NBA two truths and a lie. For each of these you will be given two truths and one lie involving the NBA, players, teams, history, etc. You must find the lie in each one. Except for one...one of these are all true! Had to get creative here. Have fun! And no looking up answers. Also spoiler tags please 1.) - Providence Rhode Island once had a professional basketball team - Michael Jordan was the only professional basketball player to also play professional baseball. - Ray Allen's 1st name is actually Walter 2.) - An NBA player performed in The Nutcracker - Tim Duncan has a Merlin tatoo - Julius Erving plays the saxophone 3.) - The Raptors were almost called the Mounties - The Raptors weren't the 1st professional basketball team in Toronto - Mugsy Bogues was a 1st rnd draft pick 4.) - The New Jersey Nets were almost the New Jersey Swamp Dragons - Chris Webber was drafted by the Golden State Warriors - Rasheed Wallace actually had his championship ring made for his middle finger for obvious reasons 5.) - Vince Carter was a drum major in high school - Manute Bol killed a lion with a spear - John Stockton holds the record for most assists in a game 6.) - Jump balls used to happen after every basket - Bill Russell coached the Kings - The Raptors drafted Vince Carter 7.) - Vitaly Potapenko was drafted before Kobe Bryant - 2 NBA players have become US Senators - The Hornets were orginally the Spirit 8.) - Isaiah Thomas once scored 16 points in 94 seconds and his team still lost the game - The Celtics were almost the Unicorns - Bill Russell had the most rebounds in a game 9.) - Kobe Bryant's 1st contract was cosigned by his parents - The shortest and tallest players in NBA history once played together on the same team. - Manute Bol paid 80 goats for his wife 10.) - The Suns had 10 game winning and losing streaks in the same season - The Orlando Magic were named after Disney - There are only two remaing original NBA teams that haven't changed names or moved. 11.) - Dikembe Mutumbo was named an all star his rookie year, but didn't win rookie of the year - Jordan Clarkson has situs inversus, a condition where his internal organs are a mirror image of a normal body - Lebron James eats and writes with his left hand, but plays basketball with his right hand 12.) - Kareem Abdul Jabbar made 2 threes his entire NBA career - Pete Maravich once said during an interview that he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years then die at 40 of a heart attack, then played in the NBA for 10 years before dying at 40 of a heart attack. - The Twitter bird logo is named Larry the Bird after Larry Bird 13.) - Tim Duncan was training to be an olympic swimmer before a hurricane causes him to play basketball instead - An NBA player onced saved a dolphin by reaching down it's throat into its stomach and removing a screw it swallowed - Adidas were onced banned from the NBA 14.) - The creator of NBA Jam so hated the Bulls that he embedded a special code in the game to make them miss last second shots - Ron Artest applied at Circuit City his rookie season just to get a discount there - Amare Stoudimire is Jewish and he often spoke in hebrew on the court so no one could understand him.
Another fantastic forum game by you, my man. You know what KD would say about you right now. Spoiler: Ptldplatypus' guesses 1.) - Providence Rhode Island once had a professional basketball team - TRUE - Michael Jordan was the only professional basketball player to also play professional baseball. - LIE - Ray Allen's 1st name is actually Walter - TRUE 2.) - An NBA player performed in The Nutcracker - TRUE - Tim Duncan has a Merlin tattoo - TRUE - Julius Erving plays the saxophone - LIE 3.) - The Raptors were almost called the Mounties - TRUE - The Raptors weren't the 1st professional basketball team in Toronto - TRUE - Mugsy Bogues was a 1st rnd draft pick - LIE 4.) - The New Jersey Nets were almost the New Jersey Swamp Dragons - TRUE - Chris Webber was drafted by the Golden State Warriors - LIE - Rasheed Wallace actually had his championship ring made for his middle finger for obvious reasons - TRUE 5.) - Vince Carter was a drum major in high school - TRUE - Manute Bol killed a lion with a spear - TRUE - John Stockton holds the record for most assists in a game - LIE 6.) - Jump balls used to happen after every basket - TRUE - Bill Russell coached the Kings - LIE - The Raptors drafted Vince Carter - TRUE 7.) - Vitaly Potapenko was drafted before Kobe Bryant - TRUE - 2 NBA players have become US Senators - TRUE - The Hornets were orginally the Spirit - LIE 8.) - Isaiah Thomas once scored 16 points in 94 seconds and his team still lost the game - TRUE - The Celtics were almost the Unicorns - TRUE - Bill Russell had the most rebounds in a game - LIE 9.) - Kobe Bryant's 1st contract was cosigned by his parents - TRUE - The shortest and tallest players in NBA history once played together on the same team. - TRUE - Manute Bol paid 80 goats for his wife - TRUE 10.) - The Suns had 10 game winning and losing streaks in the same season - TRUE - The Orlando Magic were named after Disney - TRUE - There are only two remaining original NBA teams that haven't changed names or moved. - LIE 11.) - Dikembe Mutumbo was named an all-star his rookie year, but didn't win rookie of the year - TRUE - Jordan Clarkson has situs inversus, a condition where his internal organs are a mirror image of a normal body - TRUE - Lebron James eats and writes with his left hand, but plays basketball with his right hand - LIE 12.) - Kareem Abdul Jabbar made 2 threes his entire NBA career - TRUE - Pete Maravich once said during an interview that he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years then die at 40 of a heart attack, then played in the NBA for 10 years before dying at 40 of a heart attack. - TRUE - The Twitter bird logo is named Larry the Bird after Larry Bird - LIE 13.) - Tim Duncan was training to be an olympic swimmer before a hurricane causes him to play basketball instead - TRUE - An NBA player once saved a dolphin by reaching down its throat into its stomach and removing a screw it swallowed - TRUE - Adidas were once banned from the NBA - LIE 14.) - The creator of NBA Jam so hated the Bulls that he embedded a special code in the game to make them miss last-second shots - LIE - Ron Artest applied at Circuit City his rookie season just to get a discount there - TRUE - Amare Stoudemire is Jewish and he often spoke in Hebrew on the court so no one could understand him. - TRUE Wild guesses on at least half of these
Spoiler 1.) - Providence Rhode Island once had a professional basketball team - Michael Jordan was the only professional basketball player to also play professional baseball. - lie - Ray Allen's 1st name is actually Walter 2.) - An NBA player performed in The Nutcracker - Tim Duncan has a Merlin tatoo - Lie - Julius Erving plays the saxophone 3.) - The Raptors were almost called the Mounties - The Raptors weren't the 1st professional basketball team in Toronto - Mugsy Bogues was a 1st rnd draft pick - Lie 4.) - The New Jersey Nets were almost the New Jersey Swamp Dragons - Lie - Chris Webber was drafted by the Golden State Warriors - Rasheed Wallace actually had his championship ring made for his middle finger for obvious reasons 5.) - Vince Carter was a drum major in high school - Manute Bol killed a lion with a spear - John Stockton holds the record for most assists in a game - Lie 6.) - Jump balls used to happen after every basket - Lie - Bill Russell coached the Kings - The Raptors drafted Vince Carter 7.) - Vitaly Potapenko was drafted before Kobe Bryant - 2 NBA players have become US Senators - Lie - The Hornets were orginally the Spirit 8.) - Isaiah Thomas once scored 16 points in 94 seconds and his team still lost the game - The Celtics were almost the Unicorns - Lie - Bill Russell had the most rebounds in a game 9.) - Kobe Bryant's 1st contract was cosigned by his parents - The shortest and tallest players in NBA history once played together on the same team. - Manute Bol paid 80 goats for his wife - Lie 10.) - The Suns had 10 game winning and losing streaks in the same season - The Orlando Magic were named after Disney - There are only two remaing original NBA teams that haven't changed names or moved. Lie 11.) - Dikembe Mutumbo was named an all star his rookie year, but didn't win rookie of the year - Jordan Clarkson has situs inversus, a condition where his internal organs are a mirror image of a normal body Lie - Lebron James eats and writes with his left hand, but plays basketball with his right hand 12.) - Kareem Abdul Jabbar made 2 threes his entire NBA career - Pete Maravich once said during an interview that he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years then die at 40 of a heart attack, then played in the NBA for 10 years before dying at 40 of a heart attack. - The Twitter bird logo is named Larry the Bird after Larry Bird Lie 13.) - Tim Duncan was training to be an olympic swimmer before a hurricane causes him to play basketball instead - An NBA player onced saved a dolphin by reaching down it's throat into its stomach and removing a screw it swallowed - Adidas were onced banned from the NBA Lie 14.) - The creator of NBA Jam so hated the Bulls that he embedded a special code in the game to make them miss last second shots Lie - Ron Artest applied at Circuit City his rookie season just to get a discount there - Amare Stoudimire is Jewish and he often spoke in hebrew on the court so no one could understand him.
Answers: 1.) - Providence Rhode Island once had a professional basketball team - In the BAA - Providence Steamrollers - Michael Jordan was the only professional basketball player to also play professional baseball. - Lie - There was at least one other - Dave Debusshere - Ray Allen's 1st name is actually Walter - Allen's first name is really Walter 2.) - An NBA player performed in The Nutcracker (Vladmir Radmanovic) - Tim Duncan has a Merlin tatoo - He does - Julius Erving plays the saxophone - Lie - He Does Not 3.) - The Raptors were almost called the Mounties Lie - The Grizzlies were almost calles the Mounties. The Raptors were almost the Dragons. Taking on the name of Toronto's BAA team the Huskies was also considered. Jurassic Park wom out. - The Raptors weren't the 1st professional basketball team in Toronto - The BAA's Toronto Huskies were the 1st - Mugsy Bogues was a 1st rnd draft pick - He was the 12th pick in the 1st rnd of the 1987 NBA draft 4.) - The New Jersey Nets were almost the New Jersey Swamp Dragons - True - Team President Jon Spoelstra tried to change the Nets name to the Swamp Dragons in 1994. Look up the proposed logo its actually pretty cool looking. - Chris Webber was drafted by the Golden State Warriors - Lie - He was drafted by the Orlando Magic. - Rasheed Wallace actually had his championship ring made for his middle finger for obvious reasons - Is anyone surprised this is true? 5.) - Vince Carter was a drum major in high school - Yep - Manute Bol killed a lion with a spear - He did...or so he claims - John Stockton holds the record for most assists in a game - Lie - Scott Skiles with 30 assists against Denver, 12/30/90. 6.) - Jump balls used to happen after every basket - They did - Bill Russell coached the Kings - True - He also coached the Seattle Super Sonics and of course the Boston Celtics. - The Raptors drafted Vince Carter - Lie - He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and traded draft night to the Raptors for the rights to Antawn Jamison. 7.) - Vitaly Potapenko was drafted before Kobe Bryant - Sadly True - 2 NBA players have become US Senators -Lie- A few other NBA players became politicians, but only 1, Bill Bradley became a senator. - The Hornets were orginally the Spirit - True 8.) - Isaiah Thomas once scored 16 points in 94 seconds and his team still lost the game True - The Celtics were almost the Unicorns - True - The Whirlwinds and Olympians were also considered. - Bill Russell had the most rebounds in a game - Lie - Wilt Chamberlain 55 rebounds vs Boston 9/24/60 9.) - Kobe Bryant's 1st contract was cosigned by his parents - True- He was only 17 and needed his parents to cosign - The shortest and tallest players in NBA history once played together on the same team. - True- Manute Bol and Muggsy Bogues both played for the Washington Bullets during the 1987-88 NBA season. - Manute Bol paid 80 goats for his wife - Lie- He actually paid 80 cows for his wife 10.) - The Suns had 10 game winning and losing streaks in the same season - True - The Orlando Magic were named after Disney - Lie- The were named through a name the team contest. - There are only two remaing original NBA teams that haven't changed names or moved. - True - The Boston Celtics and The New York Knickerbockers...well they go by the Knicks...but yeah. 11.) - Dikembe Mutumbo was named an all star his rookie year, but didn't win rookie of the year - True - Jordan Clarkson has situs inversus, a condition where his internal organs are a mirror image of a normal body - Lie- But Randy Foye does. - Lebron James eats and writes with his left hand, but plays basketball with his right hand - True 12.) - Kareem Abdul Jabbar made 2 threes his entire NBA career - Lie - He only made 1 - Pete Maravich once said during an interview that he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years then die at 40 of a heart attack, then played in the NBA for 10 years before dying at 40 of a heart attack. - Bizarrely true - The Twitter bird logo is named Larry the Bird after Larry Bird - True 13.) - Tim Duncan was training to be an olympic swimmer before a hurricane causes him to play basketball instead - True - An NBA player onced saved a dolphin by reaching down it's throat into its stomach and removing a screw it swallowed - True - Clifford Ray in 1978 called 911 and got directions from dispatch. He reached down a Dolphins throat into its stomach and removed a screw it had swallowed, saving its life. - Adidas were onced banned from the NBA - Lie - Air Jordans were 14.) All three of these are true! - The creator of NBA Jam so hated the Bulls that he embedded a special code in the game to make them miss last second shots - True - Ron Artest applied at Circuit City his rookie season just to get a discount there - True - Amare Stoudimire is Jewish and he often spoke in hebrew on the court so no one could understand him. True
