Question

A player for this team refused to sign his contract until he became the halftime accordion performer. This team sent an ice skating show to Rochester, New York to convince the Rochester Royals (15[1])to draft Si Green instead of their second pick in the 1956 NBA draft. Another player for this team suffered back pain for the rest of his career after building his mother a driveway. (15[1])A player for this team from the University of San Francisco was the first (*) Black coach to win an NBA championship while also being a player. The number 6 was retired league-wide in 2022 following the death of that former player for this team. The first “big three” era of this team featured a sharpshooter nicknamed “The Hick from French Lick.” For 10 points, name this NBA team whose players have included Bill Russell, Larry (10[1])Bird, and Jayson (10[1])Tatum. ■END■

ANSWER: Boston Celtics [accept Boston]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jaise KingBUTufts3215
Michael KearneyHarvard ABrandeis6615
Matthew SiffYale AHarvard B14110
Anurag SodhiMITYale B14410

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%33%0%79.67
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%50%0%83.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%50%0%95.75
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%20%128.40
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y250%50%50%66.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%100%0%66.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%50%25%97.25
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%38%0%77.38
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%50%0%81.50