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Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 6:28 am
by Kilroy
Who do you think? (Hint, he played for a rival)
If you use google, your scrotum will fall off. If you're a girl, you'll grow one, learn to love it, and just when you do, it'll fall off.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 6:31 am
by ROballer
Darryl Dawkins, 70's ish.....although I'm probably wrong, I imagine somebody did it earlier.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 9:34 am
by Slava
I'd have to guess Len Bias in college.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 11:09 am
by ROballer
Nah, I'm 100% Dawkins broke a few in the 70's. Bias played college ball in the 80's.
I don't know if it was somebody earlier than Dawkins though.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 11:34 am
by dAdo dA dEvil
I think it's Dawkins.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 2:49 pm
by stan francisco
So do I. Dawkins.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 3:48 pm
by Trips71
Good question! I would have said Daryl Dawkins, but your hint makes me think it is a Celtic, and Dawkins was never a Celtic. Plus Dawkins was a late 70's guy and my guess is the first broken backboard came earlier. Hmm, I will go with Bill Russell.
On a side note, does anyone remember "Big Country" breaking one in the NCAA tournament???
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 4:07 pm
by Kilroy
Dawkins is a great guess, but not the first. Not sure how long I should let this go on... I'm sure guys are already searching... It's obscure as hell.
Second hint, he was a multi-sport athlete... First and maybe only player to play in both the NBA and MLB.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 4:28 pm
by Mamba Mentality
I'll be thoroughly surprised if anyone gets this without cheating.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 4:35 pm
by ROballer
Well I couldn't, but I got curious and looked it up. Nobody is guessing this btw.
Apparently, there was a guy in the ABA who broke two backboards in the same game, and the game was cancelled because they didn't have a 3rd one to spare.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 5:38 pm
by Trips71
Kilroy wrote:Dawkins is a great guess, but not the first. Not sure how long I should let this go on... I'm sure guys are already searching... It's obscure as hell.
Second hint, he was a multi-sport athlete... First and maybe only player to play in both the NBA and MLB.
Well , that ruins my guess of Bill Russell. Unless I can combine the Celtic great with the Dodger great of the same name...
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 5:52 pm
by LAKESHOW
I looked it up, still couldn't find it. Damn bumble doesn't work.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 9:14 pm
by LAKESHOW
Meant google
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Wed Mar 7, 2018 10:29 pm
by Biased_Fan6425
Jerry West.
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Thu Mar 8, 2018 1:22 am
by stan francisco
I'm clueless. NBA and MLB? Hmm.
N'Bo Jackson!
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Thu Mar 8, 2018 1:34 am
by islander009
Chocolate thunder dawkins
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Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Thu Mar 8, 2018 2:04 am
by Dr Aki
Googled it, 1946 huh
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Thu Mar 8, 2018 3:04 am
by Kilroy
To curb the scrotum-less pandemic in Laker land, the answer is:
The Rifleman!
No, not this Rifleman:
This Rifleman:
That's right Chuck Connors not Chuck Person...
He looked like this though:
Dude was a badass actually... Drafted by the Celtics, Dodgers and Bears... Played for the Dodgers and Celtics... Tank instructor in WWII...
The Backboard?... Well they installed it wrong and when he shot a frozen rope that clanged the rim, it shattered.
https://myvintagephotos.com/product/chuck-connors-brooklyn-dodgers-1958/
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Thu Mar 8, 2018 3:55 pm
by Trips71
Kilroy wrote:To curb the scrotum-less pandemic in Laker land, the answer is:
The Rifleman!
No, not this Rifleman:
This Rifleman:
That's right Chuck Connors not Chuck Person...
He looked like this though:
Dude was a badass actually... Drafted by the Celtics, Dodgers and Bears... Played for the Dodgers and Celtics... Tank instructor in WWII...
The Backboard?... Well they installed it wrong and when he shot a frozen rope that clanged the rim, it shattered.
https://myvintagephotos.com/product/chuck-connors-brooklyn-dodgers-1958/
Awesome question! Do I get partial credit for having the Celtics and Dodgers, but completely wrong player
Re: Trivia: Who was the first player to break an NBA backboard?
Posted: Fri Mar 9, 2018 2:12 am
by Kilroy
Trips71 wrote:Kilroy wrote:To curb the scrotum-less pandemic in Laker land, the answer is:
The Rifleman!
No, not this Rifleman:
This Rifleman:
That's right Chuck Connors not Chuck Person...
He looked like this though:
Dude was a badass actually... Drafted by the Celtics, Dodgers and Bears... Played for the Dodgers and Celtics... Tank instructor in WWII...
The Backboard?... Well they installed it wrong and when he shot a frozen rope that clanged the rim, it shattered.
https://myvintagephotos.com/product/chuck-connors-brooklyn-dodgers-1958/
Awesome question! Do I get partial credit for having the Celtics and Dodgers, but completely wrong player
Yeah, that was a solid guess.