basketball

Example Sentences

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To play basketball you need only a ball and a basket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

After playing college basketball at San Jose State and then Gonzaga, he was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and traded to the Grizzlies soon after.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Finch had emerged from the lowest level of college basketball imaginable, playing at Division III Franklin & Marshall before decamping to the steel town in Yorkshire to keep his playing career alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

I’ll question why the Lakers would invest so heavily on an aging, oft-injured star whose game is predicated on athleticism and not the out-of-this-world basketball IQ like 41-year-old LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It has a tiny yard with a big shade tree and a garage with a basketball hoop!

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko