ball handling
Americannoun
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Wembanyama entered the NBA as a tantalizing mystery, this multilingual polymath international with spectacular height and a point guard’s ball handling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Helping children learn their math facts or improve their ball handling skills is valuable.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024
We had lost a couple games, and I had implemented a routine during our warm-up, with more ball handling.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024
Trent is in the development stage of getting stronger so he can battle for rebounds and working on his ball handling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2023
After two standard practices that focused on the basics of passing and ball handling, she scheduled a scrimmage between the new Under Fifteens and their counterparts on the Under Seventeen team.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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