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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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His courtside seat at basketball team Toronto Raptors' stadium was recently decorated with icicles and, last month, a giant pile of ice blocks appeared in the city with the album's release date encased inside.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

To play basketball you need only a ball and a basket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I’ll question why the Lakers would invest so heavily on an aging, oft-injured star whose game is predicated on athleticism and not the out-of-this-world basketball IQ like 41-year-old LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A season-long team-up would be a basketball purist’s dream—even if it also seems about as strange as Magic Johnson slipping into Celtics green.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Then I’ll convince Mom to get an apartment in the McNuts school district so I can be on the basketball team.

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



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