basketball

Example Sentences

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It was a tie game with 10 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs had all the momentum—and the basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"Why aren't you playing basketball?" was directed at Armstrong, then a 25-year-old defender, who was about to become the first US-born black player to represent the United States at a World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Tasha Graham, dressed head to toe in Knicks clothing, is the embodiment of New York's passion for its basketball team battling to win the NBA Finals and end a five-decade drought.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Calabasas announced on Wednesday he will be its new basketball coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

She’s the type to sweetly agree to a toddler’s request to play them in basketball, only to then cross them up and dunk on them.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer