Basketball
noun
It's a game where two teams try to throw a big, round ball into the other team's hoop to score points.
He loves to play basketball every weekend.
Often appears as...
- play basketball
- professional basketball
noun
It's the big, round ball used in the game of basketball.
She bought a new basketball for practice.
Often appears as...
- dribble a basketball
- shooting a basketball
noun
It's a game where two teams try to throw a big, round ball into the other team's hoop to score points.
He loves to play basketball every weekend.
Often appears as...
- play basketball
- professional basketball
noun
It's the big, round ball used in the game of basketball.
She bought a new basketball for practice.
Often appears as...
- dribble a basketball
- shooting a basketball
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Pro Tip 1/3Global Popularity
Basketball is known worldwide, so mentioning it can connect you with people from many cultures.
Watching the basketball finals is exciting internationally.
Pro Tip 2/3Team Spirit
Refers to cooperation and camaraderie among players, often used metaphorically in other team contexts.
Our office works like a basketball team, everyone plays their part.
Pro Tip 3/3Action-Packed
Implies excitement and continuous movement, oftentimes used to describe a dynamic situation.
The project planning was as action-packed as a basketball game.
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There are already train stations that use passengers' footsteps to power the ticket gates and displays and a dance club where piezoelectricity helps power the lights. Could basketball players running back and forth power the scoreboard? Or might walking down the street charge your electronic devices? What's next for piezoelectricity?
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whether a pick-and-roll happened or not. It's that they want to know how it happened. And why is it so important to them? So here's a little insight. It turns out in modern basketball, this pick-and-roll is perhaps the most important play. And knowing how to run it, and knowing how to defend it,
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- Think there's a lot of parallels. I think basketball is a true art form. It's fluidity. It's almost like watching a ballet in a way, something beautiful. The arts, you're happy watching it unravel right in front of you. And life is that way. It's not a spectator sport, right?
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How to create a space...
earth if I take earth and shrink it to the size of a basketball our life-support system our atmosphere is three human hairs thick as you see here so the inspiration to take our work back down to earth and we're all stewards of this planet please enjoy the view of the
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Why we need to talk...
where I'd sat a million times before and I was suicidal. I was suicidal, and if you were to look at my life on the surface, you wouldn't see a kid who was suicidal. You'd see a kid who was the captain of his basketball team, the drama and theater student of the year,
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and we just met there for the first time in real life. I met with people that are supposed to be my enemies for the first time. And we just shake hands, and have a coffee and a nice discussion, and we talk about food and basketball. And that was the end of it.
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This is what it's like...
I was spending all of my time with these young men. We all ate meals together, played basketball together. I often called them gentlemen, which made them giggle. They blushed at the mention of girls. And I came to adore them.
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Licking bees and pulping...
In just one summer, the nest reaches the size of a basketball, supporting thousands of workers. Such a large population needs to eat, and the nearby garden provides a veritable buffet.
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to a bit larger than a basketball. Each polyp consists of a soft, saclike body topped by a mouth covered in stinging tentacles. To protect their soft bodies and add support,
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Top 5 Most Intelligent...
individual objects used in her stage show and that each one has a specific purpose but when asked to put an odd-shaped object in the basketball hoop
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How to squeeze...
There are already train stations that use passengers' footsteps to power the ticket gates and displays and a dance club where piezoelectricity helps power the lights. Could basketball players running back and forth power the scoreboard? Or might walking down the street charge your electronic devices? What's next for piezoelectricity?
Video examples
The Math Behind...
whether a pick-and-roll happened or not. It's that they want to know how it happened. And why is it so important to them? So here's a little insight. It turns out in modern basketball, this pick-and-roll is perhaps the most important play. And knowing how to run it, and knowing how to defend it,
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Photography as...
- Think there's a lot of parallels. I think basketball is a true art form. It's fluidity. It's almost like watching a ballet in a way, something beautiful. The arts, you're happy watching it unravel right in front of you. And life is that way. It's not a spectator sport, right?
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How to create a space...
earth if I take earth and shrink it to the size of a basketball our life-support system our atmosphere is three human hairs thick as you see here so the inspiration to take our work back down to earth and we're all stewards of this planet please enjoy the view of the
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Why we need to talk...
where I'd sat a million times before and I was suicidal. I was suicidal, and if you were to look at my life on the surface, you wouldn't see a kid who was suicidal. You'd see a kid who was the captain of his basketball team, the drama and theater student of the year,
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Israel and Iran: A love...
and we just met there for the first time in real life. I met with people that are supposed to be my enemies for the first time. And we just shake hands, and have a coffee and a nice discussion, and we talk about food and basketball. And that was the end of it.
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This is what it's like...
I was spending all of my time with these young men. We all ate meals together, played basketball together. I often called them gentlemen, which made them giggle. They blushed at the mention of girls. And I came to adore them.
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Licking bees and pulping...
In just one summer, the nest reaches the size of a basketball, supporting thousands of workers. Such a large population needs to eat, and the nearby garden provides a veritable buffet.
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Coral Reefs 101 PIPE...
to a bit larger than a basketball. Each polyp consists of a soft, saclike body topped by a mouth covered in stinging tentacles. To protect their soft bodies and add support,
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Top 5 Most Intelligent...
individual objects used in her stage show and that each one has a specific purpose but when asked to put an odd-shaped object in the basketball hoop
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
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John Wooden
American Coach
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
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Kyler Murray
American Football Player
I played baseball, football, basketball my whole life growing up.
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Jayson Tatum
American Athlete
School was very important. But I needed to watch basketball.
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Kyle Korver
American Athlete
I have a hard time imagining a life without basketball.
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Paul Pierce
American Athlete
I've been talking basketball pretty much my whole life.
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Fabolous
American Rapper
There's an art to basketball; there's a passion to it.
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Kyle Kuzma
American Athlete
I've always been a self-motivated guy for basketball.
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Isaiah Thomas
American Athlete
My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
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John Wooden
American Coach
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
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Kyler Murray
American Football Player
I played baseball, football, basketball my whole life growing up.
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Jayson Tatum
American Athlete
School was very important. But I needed to watch basketball.
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Kyle Korver
American Athlete
I have a hard time imagining a life without basketball.
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Paul Pierce
American Athlete
I've been talking basketball pretty much my whole life.
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Fabolous
American Rapper
There's an art to basketball; there's a passion to it.
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Kyle Kuzma
American Athlete
I've always been a self-motivated guy for basketball.
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Isaiah Thomas
American Athlete
My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
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