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
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
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
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
“My friend Alex is the athletic trainer for a basketball camp here,” she explains.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
