basketball

Example Sentences

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He attended Granada Hills Kennedy High, where he starred in baseball and basketball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“We offer tremendous new amenities that no other presidential center provides, like an NBA-regulation-size basketball court, two-level playground, recording studio, classroom spaces and more than two dozen newly commissioned pieces of public art.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The rest of the league, which has greatly benefited from five years of Sparks’ bad basketball decisions, will be waiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

In years past, NBA stars like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant helped prop up Nike’s image as a premium basketball brand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

When she’s done opening presents, Legend, Quincy, Charlotte, and I drift back to the basketball hoop.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko