| NBA's O'Neal, for short | 31 |
| NBA's Rik or TV's Jimmy | 31 |
| NBA's Shaq | 14 |
| NBA's Shaq and Yao, e.g. | 28 |
| NBA's Shaquille | 19 |
| NBA's sport, for short | 26 |
| NBA's Thomas | 16 |
| NBA's Thunder, formerly | 27 |
| NBA's Thurmond et al. | 25 |
| NBA's Tyreke or UFC's Rashad | 36 |
| NBA's Yao | 13 |
| NBA's Yao Ming, for one | 27 |
| NBA's __ Man of the Year Award | 34 |
| NBA's __ Ming | 17 |
| NBA, NEA, or NRA | 16 |
| NBAer | 5 |
| NBAer -- Gasol | 14 |
| NBAer Artest who changed his name to Metta World Peace | 54 |
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| NBAer nicknamed "The Moving Great Wall" | 49 |
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| NBAer since '80 | 19 |
| NBAer until 2008 | 16 |
| NBAer who became a senator | 26 |
| NBAer who plays at "The Q" | 36 |
| NBAer who tweeted "I'm about to retire" in 2011 | 61 |
| NBAer's height, perhaps | 27 |
| NBAer, in headlines | 19 |
| NBAers in Dallas | 16 |
| NBAers' game | 16 |
| NBAers' stats | 17 |
| NBC anchor | 10 |
| NBC anchor before Williams | 26 |
| NBC anchor Holt | 15 |
| NBC and ABC, e.g. | 17 |
| NBC and CBS | 11 |
| NBC bird | 8 |
| NBC bust about paramedics | 25 |
| NBC co-founder | 14 |
| NBC comedy revue | 16 |
| NBC comedy series | 17 |
| NBC comedy show since '75 | 29 |
| NBC comedy showcase | 19 |
| NBC comedy staple | 17 |
| NBC competitor | 14 |
| NBC correspondent Luke | 22 |
| NBC correspondent Roger | 23 |
| NBC debut of '75 | 20 |
| NBC debut of 1/14/52 | 20 |
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| NBC drama that won 26 Emmys, with "The" | 49 |
| NBC fixture for nearly 35 yrs. | 30 |
| NBC fixture since '75 | 25 |
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| NBC football analyst/reporter and longtime writer | 49 |
| NBC game show | 13 |
| NBC game show lasting about 11.5 days, for short | 48 |
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| NBC hit since '75 | 21 |
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| NBC hit starting in '75 | 27 |
| NBC host | 8 |
| NBC host Jay | 12 |
| NBC inits. | 10 |
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| NBC late-night comedy hit | 25 |
| NBC late-night talk show hosts Carson | 37 |
| NBC legal drama | 15 |
| NBC live production of December 2013 | 36 |
| NBC long-running hit, initially | 31 |
| NBC morning show | 16 |
| NBC News anchor Williams | 24 |
| NBC news correspondent Hill | 27 |
| NBC News correspondent Richard | 30 |
| NBC News correspondent Roger | 28 |
| NBC news program | 16 |
| NBC newsmagazine series | 23 |
| NBC newsman Holt | 16 |
| NBC newsman Richard | 19 |
| NBC newsman Roger | 17 |
| NBC newswoman O'Donnell | 27 |
| NBC offering | 12 |
| NBC offering on Saturday at 9:30 for part of the 1980s | 54 |
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| NBC overseer | 12 |
| NBC owner | 9 |
| NBC parent | 10 |
| NBC parent beginning in 2011 | 28 |
| NBC post-prime time staple | 26 |
| NBC premiere of 1975 | 20 |
| NBC prime time comedian | 23 |
| NBC prog. since 1975 | 20 |
| NBC program since 1975 | 22 |
| NBC reality show that taped contestants drinking donkey semen (it never aired) | 78 |
| NBC retiree of 2014 | 19 |
| NBC revue | 9 |
| NBC rival | 9 |