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NBA Finals exam: Test your knowledge of pro basketball history

Now’s the time to put your pro basketball championship IQ to the test. Try answering the following 10 questions about the history of the NBA Finals.

June 02, 2011, 5:06 p.m. ET

By Ross Atkin

1. Who was Larry O’Brien, whose name is on the NBA’s championship trophy?

Coach of the Philadelphia Warriors, the league’s first champion
The inventor of the 24-second shot clock, which revolutionized the pro game
A former league commissioner
The founder of the NBA

NBA Finals exam: Test your knowledge of pro basketball history

Now’s the time to put your pro basketball championship IQ to the test. Try answering the following 10 questions about the history of the NBA Finals.

1. Who was Larry O’Brien, whose name is on the NBA’s championship trophy?

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