Basketball

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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Blocking

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) the use of a defender's body position to illegally prevent an opponent's advance; the opposite of charging

Boosters

Sports; Basketball

People or things that support, assist, or increase power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoters, as of a sports team or school.

Boxing out

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) a player's attempt to position his body between his opponents and the basket to get rebounds and prevent the opponents from doing so