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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Chip Souza joins Matt Jones on the desk for some Razorback football talk, then Anthony Kristensen calls in from the road to talk Arkansas basketball ahead of their season opener against Lipscomb on Wednesday. —

Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024 The 22-year-old basketball phenom sat in the stands for the Butler's men's basketball season opener in Indianapolis, Indiana on Mon. —

Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 The final step is placing any $5 wager on the NHL, college basketball or another sport. —

Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The same way a buzzer ends a basketball game, the new law will stop the clock on any pending legal challenges or appeals, recognizing the slates of electors officially chosen as of that date. —

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