basketball

Example Sentences

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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

He was 3,500 miles from the NBA—and in basketball terms the distance felt even greater.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

For Vince, who spoke with AFP at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, the audience reception to news of the latest production, which sees the canine hero back on the basketball court, has been "overwhelming."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

For another, James spent the first round of the playoffs reminding the basketball world what he is still capable of—even as the oldest player in the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“Can’t we go back to, ‘Hey, Jonah, you gonna try out for the basketball team?’”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix