basketball

Example Sentences

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He’s the best player on the best team, playing his best basketball when it matters the most.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Stripling checked with a basketball agent, who said he represents 24 college players that each have a different money manager.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He went to a Christian school and played church-league basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

Embarrassingly, Jonah heard one of his attempts, because Jonah had just stepped onto the Winstons’ front porch, ready to ring the doorbell and ask Chip over to play basketball.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix