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basketball

noun: a game in which two teams of five players bounce a ball and try to score points by throwing the ball through one of the raised nets at each end of a rectangular court
noun: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal
often used before another noun
synonyms: basketball game, hoops

(..) out there so he can look 'em over? Yeah. Three a week. - Is that what you think I did? - Isn't it? Maybe. Read me the college basketball lines. I thought you killed for this. I thought you owed it. Look, put that in the glove compartment. Give me that. What would you do if I let (..)
1974 The Gambler
(..) 'cause I'm dealing in reality. I'm dealing in things that I can see. If you put half the concentration to reading Dostoyevsky... that you put into basketball, you'd understand what he was saying. Look. What's your... What's your shooting range? - Oh, about feet. - Do you ever shoot beyond that? (..)
1974 The Gambler