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
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
Then Raynaud’s three-point try was an air ball that virtually became a lob pass, but teammate Brandon Angel couldn’t convert and time expired.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2023
No way I was going to chuck an air ball.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
