basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball
ˈba-skit-ˌbȯl 
often attributive
: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal
also
: the ball used in this game
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Long after Saturday’s 83-76 loss to the Jayhawks, Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd returned to Kansas’ James Naismith Court from the visitors’ locker room at Allen Fieldhouse for his postgame interview with the Wildcats’ radio network.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
One year after taking the Wolfpack on a thrilling run to the Final Four, Kevin Keatts' time as the head basketball coach at N.C. State is over.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Westminster President Keith Evans, Jones joined the staff in 2002 and was a middle school science teacher, eighth grade basketball coach and head of the track and field program, Atlanta News First reported.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
Long after Saturday’s 83-76 loss to the Jayhawks, Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd returned to Kansas’ James Naismith Court from the visitors’ locker room at Allen Fieldhouse for his postgame interview with the Wildcats’ radio network.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Basketball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basketball. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball
-ˌbȯl
: a court game in which each of two teams tries to toss an inflated ball through a raised goal
also
: the ball used in this game
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