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Глава 8: Игроки и легенды

10 тестов · 100 фактов · обновлено 24 октября 2026 г. · markdown

The people behind the game: nicknames, the paths that led to stardom, lives after basketball, two-sport athletes, families, comebacks, players straight from high school, rookie seasons, the Hall of Fame and the numbers on their shirts.

8.81Прозвища великих

The Big Aristotle, the Admiral, the Glove, Magic, the Big Fundamental and the Mailman.

Тест 1nicknames of great playersПройти тест

  1. He also called himself Diesel and Superman.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  2. He went to the Naval Academy and served before joining the Spurs.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  3. His cousin gave him the name during the 1993 play-offs.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  4. He had scored 36 points with 18 rebounds and 16 assists in a high school game.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  5. Duncan's simple, perfect footwork earned it.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  6. His dunks filled the sports news every night.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  7. A 2.21 m player who could shoot threes seemed like a creature from a legend.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1970, 1971 in the ABA, 1996 and 2013.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  9. 1989, 1997 and 2015.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  10. He was called The Mailman.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

8.82Before They Were Stars

A goalkeeper in Lagos, a seminary, an airport job, Athens streets and an empty pool.

Тест 1players' lives before stardomПройти тест

  1. He also played handball before taking up basketball at 15.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  2. He played on the junior team and grew several inches that summer.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  3. His father hoped he would become a priest.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  4. He grew about 20 cm after leaving high school.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  5. He and his brother sold watches, bags and sunglasses.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  6. He started basketball at about 15.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  7. Steve himself played football until his teens.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  8. 1984, 1986, 1997 and 2013.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  9. 2013, 2014 and 2016.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  10. Hurricane Hugo hit St. Croix in 1989.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

8.83Life After Basketball

A senator, two mayors, a franchise owner, a doctorate, a film role and a hospital.

Тест 1players' lives after basketballПройти тест

  1. He served from 1979 to 1997 and ran for president in 2000.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  2. It was his home town.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  3. He had built a steel business after playing.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  4. He owned hundreds of Wendy's and other franchises.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  5. He finished it in 2012, while working on television.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  6. His character insists he is not Kareem.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  7. He later ran the US men's national team.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  8. 1979, 2008 and 2017.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  9. 1980, 2012 and 2020.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  10. The Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital opened in 2007.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

8.84Two-Sport Athletes

Ainge, Conley, DeBusschere, Ward, Gates, Peppers and Jordan's baseball year.

Тест 1players of two sportsПройти тест

  1. He played one season of college football.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  2. He was a utility player and later ran the Celtics' front office.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  3. He also won three NBA titles with the Celtics.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  4. He played both sports in the early 1960s.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  5. He was Florida State's quarterback.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  6. He reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 2002.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  7. He played for North Carolina.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  8. 1957, 1962, 1981 and 1994.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  9. 1997, 2003 and 2010.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

  10. The Barons were a Chicago White Sox farm team.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com) · знание

8.85Families in Basketball

The Barrys, Antetokounmpos, Currys, Jameses, Waltons, Lopezes, Holidays and Gasols.

Тест 1basketball familiesПройти тест

  1. Brent, Jon and Drew all reached the league.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  2. Giannis and Thanasis won theirs with Milwaukee in 2021.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  3. His father Dell played 16 NBA seasons.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  4. They played for the Lakers.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  5. Bill won with Portland and Boston.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  6. Brook later won a title with Milwaukee.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  7. Jrue faced Justin and Aaron.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  8. 2003, 2016 and 2024.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  9. 2013, 2015 and 2018.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  10. Pau played for the East and Marc for the West.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

8.86Comebacks From Adversity

Mourning, Livingston, Grant Hill, Rose, Turiaf, Magic, Durant and Klay.

Тест 1comebacks from illness and injuryПройти тест

  1. He came back to block shots in the Finals.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  2. Doctors had feared he might lose his leg.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  3. He retired in 2013.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  4. He cried as team-mates mobbed him in Minnesota.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  5. He came back and played for many years in the NBA.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  6. He played 32 games, mostly at power forward.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  7. He averaged more than 26 points in his first season back.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  8. 2000, 2011 and 2019.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  9. 1996, 2006 и 2022.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  10. He had missed two and a half seasons with knee and Achilles injuries.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

8.87Straight From High School

Moses Malone, LeBron, Kwame Brown, Dwight Howard, McGrady, the age limit and Garnett.

Тест 1players drafted from high schoolПройти тест

  1. He joined the Utah Stars of the ABA.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  2. He grew up in nearby Akron.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  3. Michael Jordan's Washington Wizards picked him.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  4. He won three Defensive Player of the Year awards there.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

  5. They must also be a year out of high school.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  6. He was the ninth pick and later starred for Orlando.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  7. Its players were paid while preparing for the draft.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1975, 1996 and 2005.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  9. 1997, 2002 and 2004.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  10. Minnesota took him with the fifth pick.

    Источник: NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media · знание

8.88Rookie Seasons

Duncan, Bird, Unseld, Lillard, Griffin, Iverson, Dončić and Wilt's first season.

Тест 1great rookie seasonsПройти тест

  1. He was Finals MVP in 1999.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  2. Magic won the title that season instead.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  3. Baltimore went from a losing season to the league's best record.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  4. Каждый голосующий поставил его на первое место.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  5. He was drafted first in 2009.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  6. He scored 40 or more in five straight games late that season.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  7. He played for Dallas.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1970, 1985 and 2004.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  9. 2008, 2016 and 2020.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  10. He was also named MVP in that first season.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

8.89Hall of Fame Curiosities

Wooden, orange jackets, the classes of 2016 and 2020, Europeans and Lenny Wilkens.

Тест 1Hall of Fame curiositiesПройти тест

  1. He went in as a player in 1961 and as a coach in 1973.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  2. The jackets are presented before the enshrinement.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  3. It was one of the most famous classes.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  4. The class had been announced in 2020.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  5. He was a star in Europe for years before the NBA.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  6. He was one of the first Europeans to star in the NBA.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  7. He refereed in both the NBA and the ABA.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  8. 1971, 1998 and 2023.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  9. 2002, 2014 and 2023.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

  10. His third came with the staff of the 1992 Olympic team.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com) · знание

8.90Jersey Numbers With Stories

Russell's 6, Wilt's 13, Jordan's 12, 9 and 45, Mikan's 99 and Rodman's 91.

Тест 1famous shirt numbersПройти тест

  1. Players already wearing it could keep it.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  2. The Warriors, the 76ers and the Lakers.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  3. Someone took his 23 from the locker room in Orlando.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  4. Each player of that team wore a number from 4 to 15.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  5. They did it in 2003 to honour him.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  6. Wayne Gretzky made the number famous in hockey later.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  7. Nine plus one; his old 10 was taken.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  8. 2003, 2017 and 2022.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  9. From 1984, one game in 1990 and on his return in 1995.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

  10. He wore 8 for ten seasons and 24 for ten more.

    Источник: NBA History and player biographies (nba.com) · знание

Источники

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA, FIBA, the EuroLeague, the NCAA, the WNBA, clubs' and universities' own histories, auction houses' published results and named reputable media.

  • NBA player biographies (nba.com); Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com); named reputable media45
  • NBA History and player biographies (nba.com)35
  • NBA History (nba.com); Major League Baseball (mlb.com); NFL (nfl.com)10
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, enshrinee pages (hoophall.com)10