Friday Trivia

Sam Cartwright
June 20, 2025

Game 7: The Pacers will not go home quietly.

I think people keep assuming that this Thunder team will walk all over Indiana, but time and time again, they have battled and now have an opportunity to “steal” the title away from the heavily favored Thunder.

I’m rooting for the Pacers on Sunday, and I think if they can keep things tight through three quarters, they have a chance.

Game 7 in Oklahoma City: Sunday, June 22 at 8pm ET on ABC

TODAY’S TRIVIA: The other big NBA story this week: the Buss family, owners of the Los Angeles Lakers since 1979, have agreed to sell the franchise to Dodgers owner Mark Walter for $10 billion (with the possibility of reaching $12B).

It's the largest sale of a professional sports franchise in the world and could be almost double what the Celtics were sold for ($6.1B) back in March.

According to Forbes, what team is considered the most valuable American sports franchise?

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Note: This list is the 2024 rankings and includes the Top 5 highest-valued franchises. The Lakers were 7th on this list and valued at $7.1B

Bonus points if you can put these in order 1 to 5 (answer in Monday’s post)

Yesterday’s Trivia:

The Denver Nuggets won their first title back in 2023. The Bucks’ (second highest answer) last title was in 2021, but that was their second title (1971)

Answered Correctly: 41%

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