| 100% | JABBAR | 6 | Kareem Abdul-__; former Bucks and LA Lakers player |
| 42% | ODOM | 4 | Lamar ___, former LA Lakers player |
| 39% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, LA Lakers basketball player and 2004 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in school |
| 37% | JACKSON | 7 | Stephen ___, former NBA player for LA Clippers and co-host of the podcast "All the Smoke" |
| 36% | ELGINBAYLOR | 11 | Former Lakers player and 11-time NBA All-Star who scored 60+ points in a game four times: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ODOM | 4 | Former Lakers player Lamar |
| 35% | JORDAN | 6 | DeAndre ___, LA Lakers player who has been a vegan since 2018 |
| 35% | NBA | 3 | An organisation which the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers belong to |
| 34% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Former LA Sparks player (now with the Chicago Sky) who was named the WNBA MVP in 2008 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KAREEM | 6 | ___ Abdul-Jabbar, former NBA player |
| 33% | ARA | 3 | Former football player and coach, Parseghian |
| 33% | ARA | 3 | Former football player and coach ___ Parseghian |
| 32% | ODOM | 4 | Former NBA player and Kardashian in-law Lamar ___ |
| 32% | ODOM | 4 | Former Los Angeles Lakers' player Lamar ___ |
| 32% | RASHAD | 6 | Sportscaster and former NFL player Ahmad |
| 32% | KIKI | 4 | NBA executive and former player VanDeWeghe |
| 32% | ELSA | 4 | Model and former basketball player Hosk |
| 32% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | NBA star and former president of LA Lakers who received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana: 2 wds. |
| 32% | UCLA | 4 | Where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jackie Robinson went to college: Abbr. |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | Organisation in which the LA Lakers and Chicago Bulls play: Abbr. |
| 32% | PAULA | 5 | Former "American Idol" and "The X Factor" judge Abdul |
| 32% | KEMP | 4 | Jack ___, former American football player and politician |
| 32% | GANT | 4 | News anchor and former baseball player Ron ___ |
| 32% | RON | 3 | ___ Barassi, former Australian football player and coach |
| 31% | LARAM | 5 | Former and current NFL player |
| 31% | NBA | 3 | An organisation in which the LA Lakers and Chicago Bulls play: Abbr |
| 31% | KAREEM | 6 | ___ Abdul-Jabbar, former NBA player from the Showtime era |
| 31% | ODOM | 4 | Former Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar ___ |
| 31% | KOBE | 4 | ___ Bryant, former Lakers player |
| 31% | NBA | 3 | Organization of which the LA Lakers and Miami Heat are a part: Abbr. |