basketball
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“Then there were people when I would be playing a pick-up basketball game who would say, ‘Man, you remind us of a young Ali.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Three-on-three basketball made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, where the United States took home the gold medal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
He grew up the son of a college basketball coach, moving often.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The BAL is a pan-African basketball league established and co-organised by the NBA and the basketball's world governing body Fiba.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
She’s the type to sweetly agree to a toddler’s request to play them in basketball, only to then cross them up and dunk on them.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
“Footballs everywhere, cleats everywhere, basketballs, jerseys,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Specs can digitize a chess board, provide AR-guided training for shooting basketballs and even highlight the coolant reservoir under the hood of a car, according to videos and photos online.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Other sports have made accommodations for female body types, such as lower sprint hurdles in athletics or lighter and smaller basketballs.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
A couple of the pumpkins are the size of basketballs, with 10 or more smaller ones trying to catch up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
But after just three years I could afford all the Spalding basketballs I wanted.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
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