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The start of the National Basketball Association season Tuesday is set to test whether the NBA rights package will be a slam dunk or an air ball for NBCU.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

That resulted in a guarded air ball from the corner with 12 seconds left, then a foul to send FDU to the line with eight seconds left.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

Funk’s streak ended when he put up an air ball on a desperation 3 as the shot clock was running out.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

That shot was an air ball, and then Washington’s Deni Avdija was called for a flagrant foul with 16.1 seconds left.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2022

No way I was going to chuck an air ball.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman