basketball

Example Sentences

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Erik's first day was training with a basketball team and he signed a contract he believed would land him with a professional club.

From Barron's

"Every moment when I touch the ball -- assist, shooting the basketball or getting a rebound -- I'm just trying to help the team win."

From Barron's

A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times

This isn’t altogether surprising considering that the sports most bet on in America — football, basketball and boxing — have been dominated by Black athletes and have a disproportionately high number of Black viewers.

From Salon

At least as many people will probably remember her ability to throw a basketball through a hoop while facing in the opposite direction which she did while visiting a cross-community scheme on Wednesday.

From BBC