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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Tony East is a reporter who covers professional basketball in Indiana, focusing on the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever. —

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