air ball

noun

Basketball.

1. a missed shot that fails to touch the rim, net, or backboard.

Example Sentences

The start of the National Basketball Association season Tuesday is set to test whether the NBA rights package will be a slam dunk or an air ball for NBCU.

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With Leonard scoring the final six points of the first half — a half that included a Harden air ball from behind the arc — the Clippers cut the margin to seven by the intermission.

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Knecht struggled early on, missing his first four shots, including an air ball on a fadeaway jumper.

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Air ball from a 74.8 percent free throw shooter.

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That resulted in a guarded air ball from the corner with 12 seconds left, then a foul to send FDU to the line with eight seconds left.

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