air ball
Example Sentences
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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
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
Instead, he threw up an air ball worse than anything Russell Westbrook could ever offer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
After the game, Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said he had not seen the replay, but he noted that Murray doesn’t usually react so emotionally and he typically wouldn’t air ball a shot like that.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2022
“It’ll feel stupider when you chuck an air ball in front of a million people.”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
