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Basketball
Terms of or pertaining to the game of basketball which involves two teams of five players trying to work together to accumulate points by shooting or dunking a ball through a basket. The team with the most points by the end of the game wins.
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Kris Humpheries
Sports; Basketball
American professional basketball player most known for his 72 day marriage to Kim Kardashian. Kris attended the University of Minnesota but also was heavily recruited to Duke University. His ...
Wilson Chandler
Sports; Basketball
Michigan (USA) native NBA professional basketball player. In 2011 Chandler decided to sign with the Chinese Basketball Association's Zhejiang Guangsha team in lieu of the several month long NBA ...
Over dribbling
Sports; Basketball
Common term in basketball where a guard (usually point guard) dribbles far too much without accomplishing anything for his team on offense, often eating up a large chunk of the shot clock. Over ...
Gunner
Sports; Basketball
Refers to a basketball player, usually a guard, who likes to shoot from anywhere on the court, and who shoots it often. If the player is often missing these shots they usually will be considered a ...
Splash
Sports; Basketball
Term occasionally said by a basketball announcer when a player has swished a jump shot. Signifies the ball going in the net cleanly like an object splashing in the water. " Allen for the ...
Triple threat position
Sports; Basketball
A basketball ready postion in which a player with possession of the basketball is in a basketball ready position; ready to shoot the ball, pass the ball and dribble the ball. Knees are bent, body is ...
