basketball
Origin of basketball
1Other words from basketball
- pro·bas·ket·ball, adjective
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How to use basketball in a sentence
The Associated Press issued men’s college basketball rankings this past Monday, and the list boiled with blasphemy.
College basketball’s kingdoms have gone haywire — in case you just started paying attention | Chuck Culpepper | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostHoward cancels men’s basketball season because of covid concerns
In schedule shuffle, Maryland will host Nebraska on back-to-back days next week | Emily Giambalvo | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostHearing it so often — 162 times in a baseball season, half that in basketball or hockey — makes each version less special.
The pregame national anthem — in all its roiling contradictions — still has something to offer | Barry Svrluga | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostAs Abdur-Rahim pushed the issue, basketball people he respected, including his friend and former agent Aaron Goodwin, convinced him the league needed to drastically increase the compensation and create a more refined program.
An NBA experiment lets draft prospects skip college, stay home and get paid to play | Michael Lee | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThe Big Ten has moved its men’s basketball conference tournament to Indianapolis, the league announced Tuesday.
Big Ten moves men’s basketball tournament to Indianapolis | Emily Giambalvo | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
He was very even-keeled, goofy and liked to play basketball.
Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC | M.L. Nestel | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSoccer in the rest of the world is what we know as basketball.
It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish | M.L. Nestel | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI watch football, basketball, and hockey on TV and sometimes “The Bass Pros” on Outdoor Channel.
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham | P. J. O’Rourke | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe basketball game was the final engagement on a seriously busy day for the young royals.
When Your Royalty Met Ours: Kate Meets Bey Courtside | Tom Sykes | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom what I was told he was a stevedore and had once been a professional basketball player.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe closed-bottom basket used in the game of basketball is so high that it is difficult to remove the ball after a goal is made.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousMany members were not interested in basketball, except to look on.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School | Jessie Graham FlowerA basketball is passed quickly around the circle, moving in one direction only.
Games and Play for School Morale | VariousA basketball is thrown from one player to another, across the circle, or may be passed to the nearest neighbor.
Games and Play for School Morale | Various
British Dictionary definitions for basketball
/ (ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl) /
a game played by two opposing teams of five men (or six women) each, usually on an indoor court. Points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal metal hoop
the inflated ball used in this game
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