basketball

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He coached Wembanyama as a teenager with the French club Metropolitans 92, where he first observed a pattern he’d never seen on a basketball court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Returning to Houston for another game was not the end of the basketball world for the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

There is nothing harder to do on a basketball court than score against Victor Wembanyama.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Photos showed a pickup basketball game with pink and blue jerseys, a heart-shaped white cake and a Bible in which guests were invited to highlight favorite passages for the pair’s first child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I’ve played basketball before, and I like it.

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