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Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?

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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard? 

Post#21 » by LAKESHOW » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:24 am

Okay okay...here's one. Who is 7 feet tall. Scores 27 points. Game MVp with winning free throws. But had 0 rebounds?
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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard? 

Post#22 » by Jakay » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:48 am

LAKESHOW wrote:Okay okay...here's one. Who is 7 feet tall. Scores 27 points. Game MVp with winning free throws. But had 0 rebounds?


Other than MVP, you just described Lopez.
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Post#23 » by miltk » Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:29 am

gus johnson in the 60s, and i remember chickie babe gushing over it
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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard? 

Post#24 » by muttly mike » Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:50 pm

it was Chuck Conners in 1946 for Boston
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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard? 

Post#25 » by Landsberger » Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:23 pm

Chuck Conners is the first one..... but the guy who named his dunk this "The Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam" is the one I remember.
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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard? 

Post#26 » by EArl » Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:12 am

LAKESHOW wrote:I looked it up, still couldn't find it. Damn bumble doesn't work.

I think you're using the wrong search app :lol:
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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard? 

Post#27 » by NPZ » Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:28 am

Kilroy wrote:Who do you think? (Hint, he played for a rival)
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Chuck Conners. Rifleman. I read that before, dunno if it's 100.
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