| JORDAN | Michael, basketball player who was leading scorer in the NBA 1987-93 (6) |
| LINEKER | Gary, footballer who was leading scorer in the 1986 World Cup (7) |
| LEBRON | 2012, 2013 and 2016 NBA Finals MVP; youngest player to reach 30,000 regularseason points and all-time leading scorer in NBA history (6,5) |
| RODMAN | Dennis, US basketball player who was married to the actress Carmen Electra from 1998-99 (6) |
| PARKER | Tony ___ French-American former basketball player who was MVP of the 2007 NBA finals |
| JONSON | 9 6 16 Jack, leading scorer in two legs (6) |
| CARECA | 1982-93 Brazil and 1987-93 Napoli striker (6) |
| THOMAS | 1991-92 England and 1987-93 Crystal Palace midfielder (6) |
| GIBSON | 1983-86 Coventry and 1987-93 Wimbledon forward (6) |
| RUNWAY | 1987-93 ITV game show hosted by Chris Serle and, latterly, Richard Madeley (6) |
| BRYANT | Kobe, late U.S. basketball player who won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers (6) |
| FOWLES | Sylvia ___ American former basketball player who won the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year four times |
| ROBERT | 1987-93 Poland, 1991-94 Everton and 1995-96 Honved winger; 2009-13 Columbus Crew and 2014-15 Gornik Zabrze manager (6,8) |
| ARTROSS | Namesake of the trophy for the NHL's leading scorer in the regular season |
| ASTLE | West Brom's Jeff ____ was the leading scorer in the first division, 1969-70 (5) |
| KAREEM | ___ Abdul-Jabbar basketball player who won the MVP 6 times between 1971 to 1980 |
| IRVING | Kyrie _, US basketball player who plays for the Brooklyn Nets (6) |
| TYRESE | First name of the basketball player who is nickname 'Mad Maxey.' (6) |
| DURANT | Kevin, U.S. basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns (6) |
| BUTCHLEE | Basketball player who was the first Puerto Rican national to play in the NBA |
