basketball

IPA: bˈæskʌtbɔɫ

(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

Examples of "basketball" in Sentences

The basketball is going through the hoop.
The basketball player's skill is extraordinary.
He hurt his eyes while he was playing basketball.
I love specially the computers and the basketball.
No interest in basketball is required to enjoy Real.
The resurgence of the basketball team was successful.
Resent findings believe basketball was baste on this game.
Dill played college basketball at the University of Michigan.
` ` The hardest thing in basketball is the transition threes.
University reprimands reporter for livetweeting basketball game.
` ` Yeah, but every team in basketball is going to get some open shots.
"That guy in basketball is going to get drafted in the top 10," he said.
He was the valedictorian of his class, and played basketball in high school.
I suggest a career in basketball and eating lots of dead fish for her memory.
Arizona basketball is all about family and all of a sudden it wasn't the same.
Dick Groat was the first player inducted to both the college baseball and basketball halls of fame.
"The reason for salary escalation in basketball is exactly the same as it is in football," Baughman says.
But teams drafting them are likely to need an abundance of patience because the rule of thumb in basketball is that big men take longer to develop.