basketball
Example Sentences
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He’s the best player on the best team, playing his best basketball when it matters the most.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Stripling checked with a basketball agent, who said he represents 24 college players that each have a different money manager.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
When you hear a series of crisp, reverberating smacks outside your window, you visualize your neighbor’s child bouncing a basketball down the street.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
After playing college basketball at San Jose State and then Gonzaga, he was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and traded to the Grizzlies soon after.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
And there is the guy with shaggy hair shooting a basketball into a hoop.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
