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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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No school had swept the boys and girls Southern Section Open Division basketball championships in the same season.

From Los Angeles Times

Sunday marked Senior Night for the USC women’s basketball team at Galen Center, but it was the other team’s seniors who stole the show.

From Los Angeles Times

The patch of bus-stop snow that’s turned the color of weak coffee, shared democratically with a pack of teenage boys wearing basketball shorts under their puffer coats.

From Salon

When the basketball world convened in Los Angeles for the NBA All-Star Game, the main point of discussion wasn’t the upcoming playoffs or the looming trade deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sierra Canyon boys basketball improves to 27-1 on the season by defeating Harvard-Westlake in the Southern Section Open Division championship game.

From Los Angeles Times