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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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"That's all I can do...I was just trying to shoot the basketball."

From Barron's

“She’s like, ‘I just feel like I don’t know how to play basketball.’

From Los Angeles Times

When she hiked up the mountain a week prior, on Dec. 21, she descended through the Devil’s Backbone Trail and ran into a group of teenagers, one wearing Nike Dunks — basketball shoes.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think we played good basketball for three quarters, physical basketball,” Doncic said.

From Los Angeles Times

A basketball official, tired of hearing a parent complain about his calls, will stop the game, give his whistle to the parent and dare him to take over.

From Los Angeles Times