NBA
Americanabbreviation
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(in the US) National Basketball Association
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(the former) Net Book Agreement
Example Sentences
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The NBA has had extremely tall players before—here, I’m talking 7-foot-4 and up, Dubai skyscraper range—but usually they’ve handled the basketball like a toaster in the bathtub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
But Wembanyama—who led all players on both teams in points, rebounds, blocked shots and jaw-dropping highlights throughout the series—has gotten there in just his third NBA season, and his very first trip to the playoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
As the Spurs dethroned the defending champions on their home floor, the 22-year-old Wembanyama didn’t just match the early-career signposts of the greatest players in NBA history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The NBA has become unwatchable, allowing full-blown, no-holds-barred grabbing, holding and even hugging, with or without the ball, and not even trying to hide it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
I would sit in my room and practice the “grip and grin” that would take place the day the NBA commissioner announced my name as the Knicks’ first-round pick in the NBA draft.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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