| 100% | DRJ | 3 | Basketball Hall of Famer Erving, familiarly (2 wds.) |
| 86% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 84% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds. |
| 77% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving (2 wds.) |
| 72% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who appeared in "Space Jam": 2 wds. |
| 67% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Fame basketball star Julius Erving, to fans: 2 wds. |
| 67% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Fame basketball star Julius Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 66% | CHARLESBARKLEY | 14 | Basketball Hall of Famer nicknamed "the Round Mound of Rebound" who hosted "SNL" in 1993, 2010, 2012, and 2018: 2 wds. |
| 65% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was MVP of the 1993 NBA Finals (2 wds.) |
| 64% | OSCARROBERTSON | 14 | Basketball Hall of Famer who celebrates his 80th birthday on November 24, 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 64% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was WNBA MVP three times (2000, 2002, 2005) (2 wds.) |
| 64% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was WNBA MVP three times (2001, 2004, 2006) (2 wds.) |
| 64% | LAURENJACKSON | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was WNBA MVP three times (2003, 2007, 2010) (2 wds.) |
| 64% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who won four Olympic gold medals and two WNBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 64% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who won three Olympic gold medals and four WNBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 64% | KATIESMITH | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who won three Olympic gold medals and two WNBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 63% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the WNBA's MVP three times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | HAKEEMOLAJUWAN | 14 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #34 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #22 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | YANKEECLIPPER | 13 | Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 60% | BILLWALTON | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who scored a record 44 points for 46-Across in the 1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Final (2 wds.) |
| 59% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the very first MVP of the WNBA and MVP two times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | GAILGOODRICH | 12 | Basketball Hall of Famer who scored a then record 42 points for 46-Across in the 1965 NCAA Men's Basketball Final (2 wds.) |
| 58% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | NBA Hall of Famer known as "Diesel": 2 wds. |
| 58% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who won 10 NCAA championships as head coach and coached both 17-Across and 28-Across at 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | NBA Hall of Famer with a celebrity fragrance called 23: 2 wds. |
| 56% | HULKHOGAN | 9 | Mustachioed WWE Hall of Famer who played Thunderlips in "Rocky III": 2 wds. |
| 56% | TERRYBRADSHAW | 13 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who appeared in "Failure to Launch": 2 wds. |
| 56% | RODGILBERT | 10 | New York Rangers Hall of Famer in Warhol's "Athletes" series: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DANMARINO | 9 | Pennsylvania-born Football Hall of Famer who attended the University of Pittsburgh: 2 wds. |