| 100% | ERVING | 6 | Hoops star during the N.B.A.-A.B.A. merger |
| 52% | FEB | 3 | Mo. during which the N.B.A. All-Star Game is usually played |
| 52% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A. star who started in the A.B.A. |
| 50% | ODOM | 4 | N.B.A. star nicknamed the Candy Man |
| 49% | SHAQ | 4 | N.B.A. star in the '96 film "Kazaam" |
| 44% | MAVS | 4 | N.B.A. team that shares an arena with the N.H.L.'s Stars, familiarly |
| 44% | WILDCATSTRIKE | 13 | Direct action initiated by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2020 N.B.A. playoffs |
| 43% | RIK | 3 | N.B.A.'er Smits, a k a the Dunkin' Dutchman |
| 43% | ONEAL | 5 | N.B.A. star called "The Shack" |
| 42% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | N.B.A. star who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated while still in high school |
| 42% | HARDTIMES | 9 | 1975 film starring Charles Bronson as a bare-knuckle boxer during the Depression: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BOBBYKNIGHT | 11 | Hoops coach with the most N.C.A.A. Division I wins |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | One team in the N.B.A. All-Star Game, with "the" |
| 41% | IDA | 3 | ___ B. Wells, co-founder of the N.A.A.C.P. |
| 41% | CARDI | 5 | ___ B, hip hop star who became the first female rapper to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album |
| 41% | JJWATT | 6 | N.F.L. star who was a Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in 2017 |
| 40% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, informally |
| 40% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, familiarly |
| 40% | STATE | 5 | The N.B.A.’s Golden ___ Warriors |
| 40% | SLC | 3 | Host location of the N.B.A.’s 2023 All-Star Weekend, for short |
| 40% | ONEAL | 5 | The Big Aristotle, in the N.B.A. |
| 40% | SHAQ | 4 | The Big Aristotle of the N.B.A. |
| 40% | SHAQ | 4 | The N.B.A.'s O'Neal, familiarly |
| 40% | HOU | 3 | The N.B.A.'s Rockets, on scoreboards |
| 40% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, to fans |
| 40% | CLE | 3 | The N.B.A.’s Cavaliers, on scoreboards |
| 40% | OKC | 3 | The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards |
| 40% | CHA | 3 | The N.B.A.'s Hornets, on scoreboards |
| 39% | RODMAN | 6 | Dennis of the N.B.A. |
| 39% | ELIE | 4 | Mario of the N.B.A. |