The "Have Your Random NBA Question Answered" Thread

When did the NBA move to shooting three free-throws for a foul occurring on a three-point field goal attempt?

When did the NBA move to shooting three free-throws for a foul occurring on a three-point field goal attempt?

1994-95 season.

[Murat]

When did Kobe do the football dance after a home game vs the Blazers in the "Write the Future" ad

May be 2009-10 season...

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who decides to make a certain player to be the team captain?

The head coach, I believe.

When did Kobe do the football dance after a home game vs the Blazers in the "Write the Future" ad

Dont know but it looks like Lakers-Trail Blazers match...

Lol badger got owned do badly he edited his post

I don't know if this has been asked yet but, when did Glen Davis slam Shaquille oneal? I heard something about this, what's this all about?

When he was 15, at a summer camp. (It's number six).

BOSTON -- Ever hear about the 15-year-old who body-slammed Shaquille O'Neal?

The guy who did it was a Big Baby then, too.

Glen Davis had another memorable moment against O'Neal when he ripped a rebound out of his elder's hands Wednesday night in Boston's 20-point victory over Phoenix, some seven years after the body-slam moment the two big men still remember today.

That day in the summer of 2001, in a backyard of an academic elder's house on the campus of LSU, Davis found himself staring at the player he idolized. On a mutual whim, the two began wrestling.

And the winner was clear when Davis, completely unintimidated, shocked the Diesel by lifting and slamming the 7-foot-1, 350-pounder to the ground.

O'Neal had a laugh while recalling the moment, but it clearly left an impression -- and it helped Davis get introduced to Dale Brown, then LSU's coach. Davis, still small in comparison with O'Neal's girth, matched up numerous times with Shaq on Wednesday and -- with a little help from the rest of the Celtics -- had the upper hand again.

"I just threw him down. It was two friends wrestling in the backyard and I won," said Davis, who made it clear that he wasn't nearly the size he is today when that match happened.

Still, he has a story from his teenage years that no other former 15-year-old can top.

Once the trade deadline has passed, at what point are teams allowed to resume trading players? The Noc/Dalembert deal happened before the Finals were over, so I wasn't sure.

After the teams involved stop playing.

Thanks benji

So when the playoffs starts, teams eliminated can now do a trade or something?

Yes.

only if they're not trading expirings

Well yes, technically their contract ended when the team stopped playing, so they couldn't trade the player anyway as all they have are the rights.

Has there been a team that played back-to-back games with another one in a regular season? Or did the NBA ever schedule such an arrangement before?

Yes, indeed it actually happens fairly often.

What's the most regular season games ever played by one player in a single year?

Walt Bellamy played in 88 games during the 1968-69 regular season

Who was the worst starting player this year in win share wise?

Johnny Flynn. Had 0.1.

In the last five years, only two players have been worse.

Desmond Mason, 2005-06: -0.2.
Adam Morrison, 2006-07: -1.5.

I thought he played ok as a rook, but I guess not.

he actually did play well.