basketballer
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She said the issue hit close to home since her wife, retired Spanish basketballer Marta, is still in the process of seeking US citizenship.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
"He is the biggest athlete we've had in the history of our country, by far," said Lopez, who ranked NBA basketballer Pau Gasol and World Cup-winning footballer Andres Iniesta just behind.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
Mr Albanese said the former professional basketballer, who is in Australia on a speaking tour, was well suited to drive public support for his government's bid to increase Indigenous voices to parliament.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2022
Ali might have been a professional basketballer, having once been good enough to earn a scholarship to a private college in California.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2019
As a basketballer Mitchell understood the importance of transition, when the ball changes hands from one team to the other, which has become the foundation of the modern All Blacks’ style of play.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2018
In total, Griner, the two-time Olympic champion and one of the world's best and most high-profile female basketballers, scored 10 points with three rebounds in the 90-71 loss to Los Angeles Sparks.
From BBC ● May 13, 2023
Alcott said the clash of wheels in the second set was something wheelchair basketballers do if they’re nervous, just to “get contact.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
“It’s like when you go to America and ask to find cricketers. That’s how it is trying to find basketballers here.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019
Later that year, a summer league for ex-college basketballers was organized and their games were played weekday evenings in the Cal State Los Angeles gym.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2016
The poor, mangled bodies of plastic basketballers littered the carpeted ground: here, a ball palmed by a disembodied hand; there, two torsoless legs caught midjump.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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