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The NBA Answer

06/30/2025

B. The first basket ever scored in the NBA was by Jewish player Oscar Benjamin “Ossie” Schectman of the New York Knickerbockers. Schectman, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, was later elected to the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

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C. The Golden State Warriors were formerly the Philadelphia Warriors. Their original roots were as the Philadelphia Sphas, with the name being an acronym for the South Philadelphia Hebrew All-Stars.

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