| 单词 | basketball |
| 例句 | If there was a college basketball game playing on the TV in the evening, Barack came in sometimes to join them for a little while to watch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I asked as I stood in line with Jenna to do basketball drills. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Earlier in his life, Bell chose to end his promising basketball career rather than have surgery on his knee. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t want to talk about basketball,” I say. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Kenny was dribbling a basketball and Allen had his head buried in a book. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to take you somewhere once basketball season is over,” Russ says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With a basketball jersey sticking up out of the trash. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We went to a playground which sported a basketball court, a football field and Ping-Pong tables under awnings. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Next we jog our five miles, dribbling our basketballs the whole time. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s some team from Puerto Rico playing basketball with some other team from Puerto Rico. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I rode in silence behind them in the backseat of the Buick as we drove home from those basketball games, my feelings too deep or too jumbled to share. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Which brings me back to my junior year, when we went to the second-round basketball playoffs, and were expected to make it to the championship. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’m not a boy. I don’t want to be a basketball star.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I would be spared an afternoon of listening to Sals basketball. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z But that’s not the way it works, in basketball or in life. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to see past color and culture, but I was immediately confronted by it when the first bell rang and a student named Sharaud sauntered in bouncing a basketball. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She never had time to hang out now that she was on the varsity basketball team. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I know she gets why we break for basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Malik sits up, straightening out his basketball shorts. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Little orange crates in the hallway that shorties play basketball on. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I would play basketball in the mornings with the boys who were just reaching their teens, and then stoop ball or punchball on the block with boys my age. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We had the neighborhood and basketball and each other and those were the truths we had. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, for Van, his old basketball coach, Reggie stood out because he was, in addition to being a strong guard with the will to rebound, a decidedly decent person. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s like basketball was his cure—his return to sanity. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I plan to follow Erin wherever she ends up playing basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he loved basketball, went for long runs on the weekends, and spoke wistfully of his friends and family on Oahu. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Remember when I tore the cartilage in my knee? During that basketball game back in sixth grade?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I’d never gotten to know this side of him—the basketball player version of him—and in his uniform he looked like someone I didn’t know. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Rondell got this big goofy smile on his face and said: “Excuse me, ma’am. But could I maybe tell you somethin’ ’bout my basketball team real quick? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The Golly Brown Giant is teaching a handful of mostly boys how to knit—if this high school basketball superstar can knit, knitting is the coolest thing ever, right? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I told him that he would do just fine in basketball. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe you can bring a basketball with you on your first mission and make the first slam dunk in space.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was dressed, as usual, in his basketball uniform. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He’s also wearing a black T-shirt and basketball shorts. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My basketball shorts are damp and dirty from the cemetery, same for Mateo’s jeans, so the wet bench doesn’t bother us when we sit. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A baseball team or a basketball team may very well triumph even if its star player is off his game. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I listen to my father’s teammates tell funny stories about love and basketball. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Naturally I was greeted with skepticism, but that’s the wonderful thing about basketball: you got game or you don’t. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Well, Max I could understand: he was scared of Hunter and his friends, and possibly of the basketball boys, too. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She tried to explain that the documentary was necessary for her to explore past-life transgressions, but he said it was March Madness and past-life transgression didn’t happen during college basketball season. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Didn’t you want to go to college to play ball so you could get a chance at professional basketball? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s the captain of the varsity basketball team and wears her hair cropped short. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z A single basketball game had given him a name, a face, and an identity. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no chance of making the basketball team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Just tossed a basketball up and down, up and down, up and down. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Maya races down the stairs, wearing an oversized T-shirt and basketball shorts that almost hang to her ankles. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The Yahoo mail page was minimized, next to a page about college basketball. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry that Erin’s hurt so bad and won’t be playing basketball.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew by now that Ocean was really good at basketball, but I didn’t know just how good until I started listening. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I glanced at Sal, who was concentrating on his basketball like the whole concept of bouncing had just been invented and was really very amazing and deserving of attention. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z In high school he’d been the consummate all-around athlete—a star in football, basketball, and track—and an honor student. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Henry was so tall that the top of his head grazed the basketball net. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z For loving us, and Dad, and letting us play basketball, and being the best mother in the world.Keep this up, she says, and you’ll be back on the court in no time. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Bike paths, a fake pond or two, a basketball court, a huge daycare facility. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not go outside much, except to play basketball with me and my friends, and she seemed to have a book with her wherever she went. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Sal’s basketball was going strong by about nine in the morning. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He stared at the basketball game, his head going back and forth as the boys went up and down the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Remember when we went on that roller coaster? Or that time I tried to teach you to play basketball?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He balled up his sandwich paper and shot it like a basketball at the trash cans sitting in front of my house. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’s spoken to the Detroit Lions football team, and gives a regular presentation to the top high school basketball players in the world when they gather at national clinics. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s being more forceful, and it’s like I’m not doing him a favor anymore, but just doing what I am supposed to do as a member of the basketball team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The previous winter, he’d added a whole new level of delight to his existence when he started volunteering as an assistant coach for the Vipers, Sasha’s middle school basketball team. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His dad had been a star player on his high school team, and Benji’s mom had gone to Syracuse University on a basketball scholarship. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “It started when you joined the basketball team.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z While most of the guys on the block played basketball, Mack, which was what everybody called him, played baseball. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And then everyone else gets up and follows me to the basketball courts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My only regret was that we could not play the basketball season over again. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Naomi was designing reflective mobiles to hang from the basketball hoops. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But Zara was already doing small jumps on the balls of her feet, like she was warming up for basketball. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Dwight was tossing a basketball into the hoop on the streetlight pole at the edge of the yard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A second later she grabbed a basketball and started dribbling. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I play basketball because I have to win a scholarship,” Ben announced. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably going to spend all summer with the basketball guys. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I was expecting something close to the fancy Jefferson Academy auditorium, but this place is more suited for a professional basketball team. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I’m the student council president and, of course, captain of the basketball team.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I can shoot the daylights out of a basketball. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Leo yelled out as he and the basketball boys made it down the bus aisle. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t an average kid who’d decided to take up basketball in his spare time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Besides basketball, it was the only thing they had in common. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I grab my framed picture of Mom and Dad and me, from back in the day, and then I find my basketball in the garage, because maybe Erin will want to shoot around. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a prototype sent to your planet to collect data on what you Earthlings call emotions. I’m not human, as you can clearly see when I play basketball to the best of my ability.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I want to give my all to basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The nineteenth game of the basketball season was played at Red Rock. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Carlos caught my eye and stopped me from cracking a basketball joke before I could even open my mouth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Luke came running up the hill, carrying a pair of basketball shoes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Baseball in the summer, football in the fall, hockey in the winter, basketball in all the spaces in between. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Two girls with jump ropes, a boy doing a handstand, a man with long arms and legs spinning a basketball on his finger, a woman standing next to a younger girl stirring a pot. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They have images of basketballs and say GO PANTHERS! A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was a good chance we’d run into the basketball boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If I felt like talking, I would explain that she couldn’t pay me enough to play on her basketball team. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Ben turned to walk into the house, but Bull followed him, matching his steps and throwing the basketball against his son’s head at intervals of three steps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We could play basketball together, or go to a Celtics game. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t even know Devon except she watched him play basketball, she says. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like a giant hand was dribbling the plane like a basketball. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the other basketball players did the same. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I feel relieved when he says this because if he’s gone by November, it means he’ll miss basketball season, and then I remind myself how crazy this whole situation is. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been reading about Ben. It looks like a chip off the old block as far as basketball is concerned.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to be good; you just need to be committed. Want to play a quick game? You already have your basketball shoes on,” Dad said, looking at Adam’s Converse high-tops. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday morning, after a quick game of basketball, Candice and Brandon biked to the library to search as many books as they could about sports. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s hard for me to listen to Coach talk about basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Soojin reminds me of Mustafa, when he was trying to convince Baba last year that being on the basketball team was important to show he was a well-rounded person on his college applications. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The only thing he loves more than basketball is betting. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z She did not limit herself to basketball games. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I spent my summers at prestigious basketball camps like 5-Star Basketball and Eastern Invitational, camps where college coaches prowl, looking for fresh prospects. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He was playing basketball now, his grades had improved, he liked a girl called Autumn. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I pictured a church packed with people who thought he liked basketball, and I wanted to puke, but I knew I had to go, since I was speaking and everything. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And then I see his high-school basketball team photo: He’s the only black kid. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From their perspective, she must look like a basketball. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Stan strolling out of Jefferson’s back parking lot, a basketball tucked under one arm, a beautiful girl under the other. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I haven’t bounced a basketball in front of the building in months!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was probably too busy with basketball and school and spending. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z What happened next none of the basketball players could later agree on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes is very polite and carries the conversation as the Allens ask us about basketball and school. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Kenya’s wearing an oversized T-shirt and some basketball shorts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t know exactly. After the basketball stuff, I guess. That really ticked off a lot of people.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I dug up all the confidence I had, placed my basketball on the ground, and began to walk toward them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They carried chess sets, basketballs, Vietnamese-English dictionaries, insignia of rank, Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts, plastic cards imprinted with the Code of Conduct. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how awful this season had been, the idea of playing basketball all summer appealed to me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He twirled the basketball on the tip of his index finger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A podium had been set up in the middle of the basketball court, close to the bleachers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The place hasn’t been this crowded since the championship game of the basketball tournament last spring. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Fatty, my basketball coach, told me that my first step to the basket was good but that my second was weak. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We played soccer and kickball and basketball all night long and went home with “turf stains” all over our knees. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z More important: there were people who’d built their careers on the back of the high school basketball team. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A makeshift stage was set up at the south end of the basketball court, closest to the boys’ locker room, where we dressed and waited to perform. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Just some basketball players. You don’t know them. In our grade.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I hear some boys hollering for pickup basketball; others are rapping on the street corner. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “It’s about balance, you know? Also, go easy on me, ’cause I sprained my ankle this summer, and I gotta take it slow before basketball starts. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z At the moment, Oliver was surrounded by his basketball buddies, who signed their own names and made up additional names and addresses to fill up the sheets. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “There was one time when Marcus was a senior. He got into a fistfight with another player at a basketball game.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The gym was crowded and noisy because the girls’ team had basketball games. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “You’ve given me a lot to think about. Amy is cheering at a school basketball game, so we have to go now.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At basketball practice, though, he couldn’t avoid me anymore. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Boy, I saved my basketball money— this family is fine. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I sat down with Isaiah and Luca even though I’d never met them before, and we talked about baseball the whole time, and I played basketball with them at recess. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The whole time I want to ask Boy21 if he’ll be trying out for the basketball team tomorrow, but I also don’t want to ask. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never met Rudy, but I knew he was a senior and one of the stars of the basketball team. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z J.T. and Digger had the same poster because we played basketball a lot. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Ever since Kim Bazemore kissed him in Sunday school, he’s been acting all religious, thinking less and less about basketball, and more and more about GIRLS. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I was still holding Trevor’s basketball, so I dribbled it a couple of times. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “People who want homework assignments, teachers, school clubs, announcements about charities I should volunteer in, invitations to Executive Pre-Professional football, basketball, squash games...” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I pointed out—and I think I pointed this out politely—that I thought I was about to play basketball. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There’s a rumor that Larry Bird, the basketball player, left a pair up there somewhere. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His basketball skills transcended his years; he was only in fifth grade when high schools started to recruit him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’d played basketball and baseball and done the Cub Scout thing, tried the Boy Scout thing—but I always kept my distance from the other boys. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I love Erin as much as I love basketball, which is a conflict of interest. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Soccer, baseball, field hockey, football, softball, basketball, swimming, track—all of those are fine. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She was taking these steps, making declarations, trying to rebuild herself just as she was remaking the house with the hornet’s nests the size of basketballs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He joined pickup games in the park — baseball, basketball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z —Playing basketball with a rolled-up sock and a wastebasket in Rob’s bedroom, ignoring you and laughing when you said to cut out all that noise. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been playing basketball at the community center when he heard fire trucks wailing, but had thought nothing of it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When she left, I lay on the couch with the TV off and my eyes closed, and I listened for Sal’s basketball. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Most of the kids who are at the rec on Sunday mornings play pickup basketball, so that means the game room is all ours. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It became hard for me to get through a school day without someone after me to join this or head up that—the debating society, the Junior High basketball team, or some other extracurricular activity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His floor is painted to look like a half basketball court, and he can play on an actual hoop on his wall. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Over at the basketball court, a few of the Hunters were shooting hoops. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Gearing up for the basketball season, I would go on these epic runs all around town, and I—okay, I admit it—I’d run by her house more than once. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z CUT TO: STEVE; he is holding a basketball and is within earshot of the 2 women. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that basketball season was starting sometime next month—I knew this, because I saw the posters plastered everywhere—but the gym was, for some reason, already busier than I’d ever seen it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “A few don’t understand basketball. Or never played before,” Mustafa adds. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I was about to ask him if he got to watch any basketball in prison, but then I heard shouting in the background. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z On the other side of the barricade was a chamber the size of a basketball court. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Tell Oliver he owes me a basketball game!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The basketball flew to the left, missing the hoop entirely. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z No sign of the basketball boys, which was a little weird. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Why would you try out for a basketball team if you didn’t want to run? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z This is why I’m looking forward to basketball so much. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What I was thinking about was Mr. Nipper and the basketball practice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Some of the other boys had gotten so curious about what Ken and Toby had found to do after school that was better than basketball, that they were getting ready to launch an investigation. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter came over after dinner to shoot basketball. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the basketball program, fifteen of the thirty-nine players were black. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’m glad to hear he doesn’t play basketball anymore. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z First and foremost in my mind, Mr. Grady was the school’s varsity basketball coach. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Because things are going so well with basketball?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Holy Cross is too small for a football team, but their basketball team always wins district and sometimes state. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was like he forgot how to handle a basketball. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The nearby gym was occupied by fellows either practicing basketball or boxing calisthenics and the walls echoed with thuddings, bouncings and whistles blowing, like a grotesque sound track. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When my brother, Craig, got interested in basketball, my father propped coins above the doorframe in our kitchen, encouraging him to leap for them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I was your age, besides basketball, I played a lot of video games. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Matthew dribbled a rubber basketball in the hallway that led to the dining room and shot repeatedly at an imaginary goal above the door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke played by himself with a small basketball set while I showed off backbends. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ma is in my bedroom, lying on my bed with orange basketball sheets. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry basketball’s ruined for you,” Russ says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She later became a dentist, pilot, and basketball player, among many other vocations. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us sat in a circle around him while the boys’ basketball team practiced on the court below. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z This is why we can play pickup basketball at the town courts without being harassed by the criminals who hang around there. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are the new kids having fun playing basketball?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z There was a light mist of rain, so we had fewer guys show up for pickup basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z When the meal was over, the three male members of the family settled in the parlor to watch a televised basketball game. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It gets in the way of basketball,” Angie replied with a shrug, spinning the ball on her index finger. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I actually tried playing basketball in middle school. Loved it. Still do.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I stop in my tracks and turn to face him, even though he’s a basketball player and eight inches taller than I am. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I would’ve seen him when they paraded all the basketball players out into the center of the gym. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The cheering was as wild as that of the crowd at a championship basketball game. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Fortunately, it was almost two o’clock and time for his weekly basketball game with Jimmy L, which meant he had permission to stop thinking about presents. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She trudged off toward the court, where the Ares camper and the Hunter were trying to kill each other with a sword and a basketball. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Yusuf and I were thinking of inviting the refugee kids to join our basketball team at the center,” he continues. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Oh, my basketball went into the bushes by your garage. I was just retrieving it.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Each clipboard says our names and has a picture of a basketball and places where people can sign their names and put down how much they’re donating. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He endured trumpet lessons, soccer camp, church-sponsored basketball tournaments, and after-school sessions with well-meaning tutors who would politely change the subject when asked about the Rooster's chances of getting into Yale or Princeton. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s cold out, especially since I’m only wearing my basketball uniform, and suddenly I’m sprinting, although I’m not sure why. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And I thought about this very thing one night as Lucas and I played basketball in the dark outside my garage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “He thinks I should encourage Russ to play basketball,” I say. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On his feet were the same sneakers he usually wore when he played basketball. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Dude, what if basketball was like soccer and you couldn’t touch the ball with your hands?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Some more of Darrell’s friends from the basketball team join us as we walk, and he gets too distracted to keep hounding me about it—but he might as well have kept teasing me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Also, the basketball boys didn’t bother me, not once all morning. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The nights Dad watches me play basketball, I truly believe that those are the best in his entire life. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The bleachers were filled up with new basketball shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the chick actually wants to play center on the varsity basketball team. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z After high school graduation, Reggie went to a year of college in Virginia, and to play basketball. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was only thirty-six when appointed, a onetime academic all- American at Harvard who later played pro basketball in Australia. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Craig was now a junior and a top player on the varsity basketball team. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was in ninth grade, and basketball tryouts were one week away. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Genie changed into his basketball shorts as the rain continued to come down hard. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The file would be closed forever, because now my new career in track, which was really my soon-to-be career in basketball, was at stake. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Do you think I was supposed to help you return to basketball? Was it fate?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since his birthday he’s been extra quiet, and I get the sense that he doesn’t really want to talk about basketball or anything else, so I let him be. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oliver, the girl who kicks your butt at basketball is here!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z You know how rotten Daddy is at basketball. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to think I was pretty good, but I stopped in high school when basketball started taking up all of my free time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z There were basketball posters all over the walls, that was the next thing I noticed. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a lot of free hours, because basketball was a demanding extracurricular activity and a massive time-suck, but we always found a way to make it work. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We march around the lunch area, and around the track, and by the basketball courts, chanting “Black Lives Matter!” and it feels awesome. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I went to school with his son and I used to play pick-up basketball games with Marines who worked on his plane. Do you know what was different about him?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked around again for Maisie and found her sitting over where the older boys were playing basketball. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The pair made their way eastward between the basketball pavilion and the horseshoe-shaped excavation that served as the campus football stadium. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A few of the girls start talking about their last basketball game and how tough practice is going to be tonight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t know a whole lot about basketball, but it seemed way better than math anyway, so I figured Mr. Clifton was probably all right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I debated going with the he-started-it defense, but beginning a relationship with a new basketball coach by going after his captain seemed an unwise move. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As the unsuspecting prey went around the end, still adjusting to the slightly surreal notion of practicing football indoors on a basketball court at seven-twenty in the morning, Ivory just smacked him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z —Me and Rob and Tyrone had most of our classes together, and even went out for the junior high basketball team together. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, all gay men do not love the theater, any more than all black men excel at basketball or all Asians work with computers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Would I be more comfortable in baggy jeans and a basketball jersey? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The silk basketball shorts she now wears are enormous, and the T-shirt is silk-screened with a rising sun. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Are you still sitting in the lunch pit? Or have you gone over by the basketball courts yet?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The only sport I was playing now was basketball, often with guys four or five years older than I was. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Her father is at every basketball game because he’s her coach. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Spilled cargo, broken furniture, plastic lawn chairs, a basketball. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole morning, I watched the basketball boys out of the corner of my eye. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The basketball court is a strange patch of neutral ground, a meeting place for every element of a neighborhood’s cohort of young men. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The other boys his age played basketball all night or hung out in groups at the edge of the playground. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A podium stood in the center circle of the basketball court. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It was a fairly rough voice, the kind of in-your-face tone that said I wouldn’t stand for too much nonsense either on the basketball courts or in the streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Something about the bra and the opened white shirt makes it look inappropriate, but Charlise is known for walking around the hood in just a sports bra, basketball shorts, and her Adidas sandals. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Just tucking the papers into my backpack gives me a rush, because this moment is the first official basketball experience of the year. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to pull out my phone to text Jill when I saw Guzzo leaning against the wall a few feet away, still in his basketball shorts and T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Are there less fortunate souls in heaven who work in a celestial basketball factory so that I can play? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z They renovated it three years ago and practically quadrupled its size, putting in basketball courts, a saltwater pool, shiny new cardio equipment, and rows and rows of free weights. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I guess the basketball could work,” I said, even though I wasn’t too sure. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Us and Styx and Dad, with laughter and s’mores and even basketball. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Crowds in the parking lot, crowds in the fields and the tennis and basketball courts—except for one set of courts that’s being used as a helipad. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t think he wants to play basketball.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a basketball on the floor near him. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z In front was a more recent photo of the three of them at the park on the basketball court, looking sweaty but happy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And in truth he never really played pro basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z That night Ben heard a basketball thumping on the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sal played basketball more and more and talked to me less and less. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z When the glare died, the Maserati had been replaced by one of those Turtle Top shuttle buses like we used for school basketball games. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I remember when Baba was pushing Mustafa to play chess or join quiz bowl, instead of basketball. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I was on a bed made of silky woven kelp, in a .room paneled with abalone shell Glowing pearls the size of basketballs floated around the ceiling, providing light. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He said Isiah Thomas was an awesome basketball player, one of the best. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The way he coached the basketball boys after school every Monday and Tuesday. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You know,” Erin says, “maybe we could stay together this basketball season. Maybe we don’t have to break up?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He slept alone on the couch in the living room, oblivious to the blaring basketball game on the television, or the fact that his son had just walked in the house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “But you guys can talk all the basketball you want just as long as you don’t bring my party down. Mtisha said she’d be here soon.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And now he was home playing basketball while I had to be cooped up in that tiny little room at the police station. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I will not be sitting at the basketball courts anytime soon. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z In January of their senior year in high school, Dallas, six foot two and 205 pounds, threw the ball in someone’s face during basketball practice, hitting his teammate in the head. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As in: JB says that he hates basketball because it was the one thing that Dad loved the most besides us and it was the one thing that caused his myocardial infarction. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He wore a faded Miami Heat basketball jersey and dirty khaki shorts, and here was the odd part: no shoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dude, you know I’ve come to the city before for basketball camp. And that girl’s, like, a party animal. She was at every party I went to last summer.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “When Jeremiah come home, he would start mocking Jeremiah. Mandela say, ‘As for me, I will play basketball.’” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Darryl and Bruce played on the basketball team; Don, the aesthete among us, played soccer and tennis. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We played basketball and made my dollies and their dresses. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I honestly don’t get why everyone is this upset,” I said, “over a stupid game of basketball.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I have plenty of experience being the center of attention—on a soccer field, a basketball court, a baseball diamond. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He doesn’t have an after-school job because of basketball. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As a basketball player, Ben noticed that Philip was mostly form. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of all, they said she was the reason why the Mica Electrons were not soon to become Arizona state basketball champions. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Troy is a senior. He is captain of the boys’ basketball team.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As soon as he opened the door he found himself facing the Nerf basketball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “I wish I could have gone. But I had basketball. But I have to do something!” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z JonPaul plays football, basketball and baseball and is roughly the size of a half-ton Chevy pickup, but he’s a total wuss about his health. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a basketball game that night; that I do remember. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z After PE, where Coach put me and Jenna on separate basketball courts for scrimmages, Jenna took off for her after-school newspaper meeting and I headed to the library to study with Audrey. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Erin and I grab our basketballs out of the garage, and on my backyard hoop, we each shoot one hundred free throws. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept talking about how the designated hitter in baseball was bad and why basketball was a commercial success and what teams looked promising in college football. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “I thought we should have our first team meeting today. Now, I know you guys usually have basketball practice after school, so I’m thinking we can practice during lunch.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I hear a basketball bouncing behind me, and I look up, panicked, since I didn’t realize anyone was in the hallway. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Dusk was beginning to set, and apart from the handful of teens playing basketball, Vickers Park was empty. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sneaky’s definitely better at air hockey than he is at basketball. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Tobias played trombone in band, but he was the only basketball boy who hadn’t been in the band room this morning. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When Felix went to basketball, he missed shots, tripped on his own feet, and caught a pass with his face. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of the kids like to go to gym during O.P. — the track, the weight room, and the pool are all open, and you can play basketball or volleyball, too. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d been friends for a few years while they both worked for the Utah Jazz, the basketball team. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s not time for romance—it’s time to get strong, and basketball season’s only two months away. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wondered if Riley might want to shoot a little basketball under the lights,” said Trotter. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he didn’t think he was that good in basketball, but he wanted to enter. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mitch is dutifully waiting for me behind the DJ, who isn’t actually a DJ, but instead the varsity basketball manager armed with an iPod and speaker access. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z First stop: Mr. Smiley, the super at the building two doors down and the father of Angie, his basketball buddy. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A senior in 1931-32, he would graduate with ten varsity letters, including three in basketball and three in baseball. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve seen all of your home games. I used to play basketball in college.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He edged around the basketball practice and stopped at the foot of the bleachers. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Magic Johnson says as he shoots old bottles like basketballs into a faraway trash can. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Old things, like posters of basketball players in crazy-looking wedgie shorts. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z With my profits I buy lollipops and bananas from Otavalo and spend weekends at soccer and basketball games in nearby communities selling my sandwiches and candy and bananas. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While I’m off to boarding school, Tanisha’s headed to Saint Anthony’s to play basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In a moment the three attackers were running toward the fence surrounding the basketball courts and climbing over it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We’d professed love, but it was love in the context of Euclid Avenue and Red Lobster and the basketball courts at Rosenblum Park. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I start to feel exactly what I try to avoid feeling during basketball season—in love—and I’m equal parts happy and annoyed. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t get it,” I said, “why do you have to play basketball? If you hate it, can’t you just—I don’t know? Stop?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I should be worried about some unknown dudes seeing me in my pajamas, but that’s the beauty of sleeping in tanks and basketball shorts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She was waving her hand like a buxom basketball player. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Besides, doing basketball portraits is the closest I’ll ever get to my father’s dreams for me, so I might as well let him enjoy one now. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the time I was busy balancing the workload from several honors classes, drama rehearsals, and varsity basketball practice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In New York, Mom and Dad were always buying stuff for Trey’s basketball team. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When I finally got into the dance room with the other guys, we turned up the music and did our best to drown out the reverberations of the many basketballs hitting the floor. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She’s so happy being out there on the basketball court doing what she was born to do—and I start to envy her, because I feel as though I might throw up. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s officially dropped the Boy21 charade for good, and has gone back to being Russ Allen, superstar basketball player. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove past the museum and parked right next to this basketball court filled with huge blue and red steel arcs that imagined the path of a bouncing ball. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He went to his desk, pulled out a piece of paper—his basketball schedule from last winter—and flipped it over to the back. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He was sitting in the middle of the driveway with the basketball in his lap, staring up at the hoop like it was a million miles away. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Felix stepped forward, and for the first time, he got to select his basketball team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, the rest of it is that if you go on to make it big in basketball he’s going to tell the world how he helped you make it big,” Goldy said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Just for a laugh, I imagine him landing in our tiny front yard, maybe in a personal-size flying saucer, which would probably just fill the center circle of a basketball court. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ben awaited his father’s call to dinner, he lay on his back, shooting a basketball toward the ceiling of his room over and over again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But I like it that he always writes something about basketball. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Trotter had said that he was looking for his basketball in our bushes, yet he didn’t have it with him when he left. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a large expanse to the left of the school which was used alternately as a baseball diamond or a basketball court. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he used to play basketball for North Central.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Sweat glues my tank top and basketball shorts to my skin. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And then she realized that Park didn't know about the Beatles. park Park went to the park to play basketball after school. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She even took me to the store so I could use some of my candy money to get a present for him: a basketball hoop to put on the back of his bedroom door. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z In keeping with tradition, Barack had gone out to play basketball earlier in the day and had since settled into his office to put finishing touches on his remarks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Newsome Park Community Center boasted a kitchen and banquet space, rooms for craft courses and club meetings, basketball and tennis courts, and a baseball diamond for the semipro Newsome Park Dodgers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Erin—who sits next to me in the cafeteria when it’s not basketball season—just started eating the carrots off my plate enthusiastically and thanking people until they got confused. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d sent him to basketball camp at Duke and at Syracuse. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Trey sits in the front row, his basketball crew beside and behind him. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I appreciated her for being nice about the whole basketball idea, but the diagram looked pretty ridiculous, to be honest. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “And there’s a team-building exercise at four, followed by a Cinco de Mayo tequila party at five,” said a college-aged-looking dweeb in sneakers dribbling a basketball. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “The one that played basketball but got on that stuff?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Flattered him. Told him the conditioning would help me win another hoops championship. Told him the basketball coach didn’t agree. Said ‘Fencing is a waste.’” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My father burst with pride when Craig became a starter as a sophomore on Princeton’s basketball team. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z People around here like football, but the atmosphere is underwhelming compared to the basketball games. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He had made a couple of really good friends, and was really proud that he had made the basketball team. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wayne Parr did not go to football and basketball games, and by and large, neither did we. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The fifty-foot umbilical line was all wrapped up in a ball; but even so, it was a big package, nearly as big as a basketball, and I was really crowded. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben shook hands with a huge bearlike forward, another linebacker masquerading as a basketball player. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He played cow bingo with the same fervor as he played his last college basketball game at Saint Luke’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In my letters to my children, I regularly urged them to exercise, to play some fast-moving sport like basketball, soccer, or tennis to take their mind off whatever might be bothering them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The basketball season had started well—they had won their first couple of games. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mount Carmel, with its strong Catholic-league basketball team and rigorous curriculum, had seemed the best solution—worth the thousands of dollars it was costing my parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The cars were safe, but the world and heavens were now on a collision course with the basketball game. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I paced our driveway while Trevor shot the basketball into the hoop a few more times. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I imagined the Augustus Waters analysis of that comment: If I am playing basketball in heaven, does that imply a physical location of a heaven containing physical basketballs? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The year before, the basketball Electrons had won only five of twenty-six games. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z There’s a big blacktop area with basketball hoops and hopscotch. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Mother’s downstairs in the relaxing room with Daddy, hollering at the Rebel basketball team. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “One basketball to rule them all,” Leo muttered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I hadn’t meant to turn the conversation to the basketball boys, but somehow here we were. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know which box my basketball’s in, but it’s in the garage somewhere.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z No way I wanted to go to basketball practice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Park didn't feel like playing basketball, and it was too cold outside without his coat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z For those guys, especially English, basketball was life. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The door swung open behind us and in piled a group of boys, thick ’fros, long black T-shirts and hoodies, one carrying a basketball. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said, and took a deep breath, “things like—I’ve always relied on Ocean getting a basketball scholarship.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Children liked Crane because they hadn’t been anyplace else, except to Monahans or Marfa or Big Lake for a basketball or football game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve put too much into it and now we were playing our best basketball, and we are working as a team. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He clearly played basketball in that same optimal range of arousal in which Ron Avery performed. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Too short for baggie basketball, and too long for regular shorts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I never knew people could care so much about the dramas surrounding high school basketball, but holy hell, it was apparently a very big deal. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Is there nothing sacred in the game of basketball, Reggie? The refs have definitely lost control today.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z An image of Poli sitting in the park watching the children play basketball. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I got home and told Derek I had made the basketball team. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “See, your momma played for Saint Mary’s basketball team, and they had a game against Garden High, my school.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z A number of the boys on the basketball team knew Richard, and they had come to practice after his arrest talking about what happened. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Felix would rather play basketball and video games, but there were dollars to burn. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll know I’m not human when they see me play basketball,” he says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I always thought that book clubs were for rich women, but it feels good to be included in something other than basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He detailed cars and was the assistant coach on the sophomore basketball team. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z An older guy who looked like he was hiding a basketball under his T-shirt came from the far bleachers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Four guys stood behind a folding table beneath the basketball hoops, dishing up oatmeal to kids crowded around them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Talk about shallow. The hot cheerleader going for the basketball captain? Only one thing you can conclude from that.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Just before the . . . just before the basketball game,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Over near the basketball hoops, a black Santa gives kids candy from his bag. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When Oliver returned from the basketball game, he snuck past the kitchen, where Mama was mixing away. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Poverty is still prevalent, but I go where the best basketball is and while you could talk prejudice or racial profiling, I’m still one of the very few white guys down here after school. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z From his volunteer work at a youth basketball league here in Dearborn to his goal of becoming a doctor and bringing quality medical care to poor neighborhoods, Kamal embodied the very best of America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In the half-lit gym, the white stripes on the floor and the basketball backboards almost glow. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Marcus used to play basketball as a kid. He was really good, apparently.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Does someone who is five foot six have a realistic chance of playing professional basketball? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In vetting him for the job, his trainer neglected to look at his sister, a local basketball phenom. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Greek gods don’t exactly show up for their kids’ basketball games. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He passed a basketball around his back, around his back, around his back, like a clock. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time I’d even seen him play basketball. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z A yard in back where she could sunbathe; a basketball hoop just above the garage door for Brian. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Thank you for that. Let’s keep Russ’s true identity a secret at least until basketball season is under way.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As we approached, she held up a sign, a huge cardboard sign bigger than a basketball backboard. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z That June, he appeared in front of the most elite basketball players in the world, an audience of one hundred rookies entering the National Basketball Association. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The way the basketball boys had cheered Tobias after the thing at my locker—it really had seemed like a game. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He put his basket down and greeted her with their special basketball handshake, a complicated series of backhand slaps and finger pointing, ending with tilting their heads over their shoulders and saying “Oh yeah!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There was the sound of a basketball dribbling on the porch. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to play basketball this year just so I could start. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceiling in the gym was low, and you could tell which kid had learned to play basketball there by his flat jump shot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Ben pretended to dribble a basketball down the street while his father pretended to guard him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me to meet him and Bren at the basketball courts. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A basketball court beside the field drew a crowd of young men who went back and forth between playing hoops and sitting in their cars. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Either leave the art club or don’t go out for basketball.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And then, after our troubles were tallied up like those points at the basketball game, we would celebrate being alive. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “He looks up to you. Spend some time with him. Take him out for pizza after. Once basketball starts we’ll never see you. Take him out for lunch.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was a little like throwing a basketball. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The kids in that story were afraid they’d catch the cooties if they touched the old moldy cheese on the basketball court. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z More and more kids saw her cheer- leading behavior as undermining the basketball team and its perfect record. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In new schools, redemption came from his ability to go around anyone with a basketball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of ways! Because it was one kid who was just saying things. And Mr. McCabe wasn’t his basketball coach.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She used the line again in the ninth grade when I wasn’t voted onto the basketball homecoming court. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. seemed to like basketball and knew what a foul was. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z At home, on the shelf next to my basketball trophies, I have a whole city of cardboard buildings that I carved out with my X-Acto knife. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z After a double-overtime basketball game I only want three things: food, bath, sleep. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z They always came to my baseball games and basketball tournaments and soccer matches. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But somehow or another, as the season went on, I became a freshman starter on a varsity basketball team. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, I never thought I would be kicked off the basketball team, especially my senior year! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He said he kept playing basketball because his team had become a substitute for his family. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z During John’s first year at the University of South Dakota, when he had discovered basketball and girls and slacked off in his studies, he received a stern upbraiding. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I heard you outside banging the basketball on the driveway last night,” Mr. Bullens said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Major Major had never played basketball or any other game before, but his great, bobbing height and rapturous enthusiasm helped make up for his innate clumsiness and lack of experience. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Here, in the small bleachers alongside the basketball court, under the glow of the gym lights, I was supposed to be in my element. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Geez. Look at it this way. If you add our ages together, we're not minors; we're one adult. Freebie isn't a pet. He’s a hotel guest and family member. And I showered after basketball.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He could handle a basketball with remarkable dexterity for one who had abandoned the court so long ago. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. Just be sure you clean up the mess afterward, girls. I don’t want any basketball players to trip.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We rearranged my dad’s pillows and talked uselessly about college basketball and the weather outside, knowing that he was listening, though it exhausted him now to speak. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As much as I hate sports, never once did I fail on purpose when she asked me to try out for basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As I sat next to her, trying to spin a basketball on my index finger, I heard my grandparents talk about how drugs and violence had slowly crept in. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Arthur keeps at it until his basketball bounces out of the booth, and he chases it like a bull wrangler. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z An older boy who might have been Mini’s brother was in the middle of tossing a basketball into the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He belonged to Troop C because the armory had a basketball court. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And besides, once I had my sad, soupy Sloppy Joe on the tray and looked out over the rest of the cafeteria, I realized it wasn’t just the basketball team divided up this way today. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Maybe like combine all the sports. Football, baseball, basketball, soccer,” Teddy said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The gang was playing basketball in the hot sun. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have the option. Granger uses me to win basketball games, and I use Granger to get to college. That’s the deal.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Kaprice had a toy basketball hoop on her door to give her students’ younger siblings something to do when their parents came in for meetings. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I asked your mother if I could come in,” she said, “so I could play basketball.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Neighbors tried to clear the debris, make a basketball court. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z We talked about basketball and whether Thomas should try out for the team at his new school. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Most recently, they cornered me after school in the gym and told me I couldn’t leave the basketball court until I made “three three-pointers in a row.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z His bed was made, and there was a new basketball poster above his desk, plus even more novels on his bookshelf. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The hook on the jig snagged firmly in the mesh of Jasper Jr.’s ratty old basketball jersey, and he let out a howl. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Closed Doors We decided no more basketball, Chuck, Mom yells. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Not so with cheerleading and the boys’ basketball season. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Brandon stood a few feet away from a basketball goal, the ball spinning in his hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was dribbling a basketball through the chairs, weaving skillfully through the inanimate defenders, the fantasy of crowd-choked arenas lighting up his mind’s eye and his ear filled with the applause of phantom thousands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It sort of makes me feel sick that she only went over to the basketball courts, like she thinks Black students are the problem. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Lunches with Conner, playing basketball, walking the dogs, laughing at his silly jokes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z When I sit down, I feel like I just hit a game-winning shot in basketball. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I’d never attended a school basketball game back home, but I doubted the crowds there were quite so inclusive. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Milo was dressed in a black basketball jersey. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When he was younger, Toby had coveted the expensive basketball shoes everybody else wore. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Nearly all of them have movie theaters, basketball courts, and shooting ranges. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He wasn’t a natural at basketball like Rob, but he tried hard and hated for Rob to outscore him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I scoop rolling basketballs, placing them on the court down left. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was like the difference between playing college basketball and being drafted into the NBA. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s your shadow. Thought Black Rabbit didn’t play basketball?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a Holy Cross jersey and has a basketball tucked beneath his arm. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Is that so? Fascinating. Did you, by any chance, remember to bring your basketball uniform to school today?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He used his big frame to ward off defenders the way a basketball player might block out for a rebound. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Have you talked to him about playing basketball?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that some of the girls on the basketball team really wanted to go, but due to the fact that there was a game in a couple days they were not permitted to go. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Later in the basketball season, Russ and I are sitting on my roof again, trying to look at stars, which is all we do anymore. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoons he played pickup basketball at the Y, and then at night he drove around town in his father’s car, mostly alone, or with a six-pack of beer, cruising. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had my high-powered mom posse, and Barack spent what little leisure time he had playing basketball with a group of buddies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Oliver and Angie were constantly challenging each other to one-on-one basketball games, and it had to be said that Angie was so good, the boys’ basketball team begged her to play for them. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I was playing a lot of ball at the time, and my next story, about basketball, was accepted the first time I sent it out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Gerald looked forward to his basketball games, for the physical release, and when he could he liked to hang with the boys on the team. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He first put Reggie on the football and basketball teams, but the boy got into too many scuffles with his teammates. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t like you quitting anything, but under the circumstances….I just wanted to make sure you’re okay with the consequences, that you won’t regret the decision later. I mean, you love basketball, Finley.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I slid down the porch stairs and scooped up the basketball lying at my feet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Cancer Perks are the little things cancer kids get that regular kids don’t: basketballs signed by sports heroes, free passes on late homework, unearned driver’s licenses, etc. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He’d never even casually mentioned basketball, not in a single one of our conversations. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You must think Ema and I are morons. A basketball game? Please.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Man, it was going to be a long basketball season. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z That was like a basketball player giving up his basketball. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Maybe I could sift through the kid’s stuff, the basketball, the Harlem streets, and find the man I would be. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Since basketball season is over, I leave when everybody else does. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “That’s kinda how I feel before a basketball game. I feel it, you know? It’s in me, waiting to burst out.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He taught all of his children how to swim and play baseball, basketball, and any other sport he could get us involved in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Remember, I was still the guy who disrespected our beloved basketball team. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Ravenel, South Carolina, was so far removed from the proving grounds of American basketball that it seemed impossible to Ben that excellence could be found among the homegrown boys. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing basketball shorts and a T-shirt with the sleeves and most of the sides cut off. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Beatrice Leep lived with her father, a former professional basketball player with gimpy knees, a beer gut, and not much enthusiasm for steady work. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Soccer was for Latinos, basketball for blacks, and the whites could keep their tennis and golf as far as he was concerned. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “They couldn’t throw in 1 Sports Illustrated. What do they have against basketball and football? And what about boxing? Did you know that’s called the sweet science?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It’s also when I started playing basketball.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The rez basketball fans were chanting, “Arnold sucks! Arnold sucks! Arnold sucks!” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m an active person—I play football, basketball, and baseball. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go, play, and come right back!” were the orders I heard as I began to dribble my basketball up the concrete sidewalks toward the courts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “As a young man I dedicated my entire life to basketball, and you know what basketball does for me now?” he says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked into the arena and found Laura Friendly standing in the middle of the basketball court alone. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I think about Mr. Gore saying basketball means nothing to him now. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The day she told him she was pregnant, she had used the very same words, saying them in the same gentle way, turning off the basketball game he’d been watching on television. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I told the policeman how Mr. Vandermeer was teaching his rats to play basketball with a teeny ball for a science experiment. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Benji jumped up, knocking his laptop to the floor, and covered Felix’s mouth with his giant hand, which smelled like basketball leather. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It was about a long-ago white basketball star named Rabbit who grows up and lives a miserable life. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a couple of Trevor’s friends. From basketball. Now that Trevor and I are friends again, I’m going to try to get to know them.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Like I said, basketball season equals war, and my family has the dirtiest tactics. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When Sister came to see me today, she brought a box of Eddie’s stuff—his basketball, a couple of books. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We open boxes until we find her basketball. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He played an athletic, artful form of basketball, his lanky body moving quickly, showing power I hadn’t before noticed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I changed my mind; let’s go,” Bull said, picking up the basketball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This team mattered, he said to me, in ways that I could never understand, because he was sure that wherever I came from didn’t have basketball. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Our school yard is nothing but concrete with an old handball wall and fading basketball lines. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I get out of bed and put on my basketball shorts, LeBron jersey, and my Thirteens like Jordan wore before he left the Bulls. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When a mobster runs down your girlfriend with a car, basketball just doesn’t seem so important anymore. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On television they had these two guys who were trying to get a basketball scholarship and one of them couldn’t get 700 on the S.A.T. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Camera pans down the street, past playing kids and stores to a basketball that lies in the gutter. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he never wanted to play basketball competitively, not ever again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah, the basketball incident. You all hated me for that,” Velia said, twisting her face with the effort of recollection. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I heard that the orientation officer broke his ankle playing basketball.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to play basketball and win the state championship. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to quit basketball, but his mom wouldn’t let him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “No, no. Why basketball? Timothy next door says his son is captain of the chess team. You should do that.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Most of the activity was at the basketball court, where a group of boys shot hoops and talked trash. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All the other basketball players in our school are also on the football or cheerleading teams, which practice on the fields next to the track, but they aren’t practicing yet this early in the morning. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue-and-green paper chains hang from the basketball hoops to the lights all across the ceiling. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He leans his head back again and watches the mini basketballs hanging from the chains of his ceiling fan. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Back then I thought that someday I might be a professional basketball player. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “Kovac. The guy from Sun Valley. The basketball star. The guy who broke his ankle.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Two basketball goals at opposite ends of the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Kenny patted his basketball nervously and Allen absentmindedly thumbed through his book. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He needs normalcy now and a chance to pursue his passions, especially basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But then, with time running out in the half, he had fumbled again, as if the ghost of Charlie caused the football to go bouncing along the turf like a basketball. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quarterback on the Muscatine high school football team, a starting guard in basketball, the president of his class and its valedictorian. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z At home in the evenings, my father spent much of his time watching basketball and hockey games on TV, appearing weak and exhausted in his chair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’m simply a basketball player—a point guard. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And Roger, heading to Eastern Washington University on a football scholarship, had willed his basketball uniform to me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She made sure that Reggie noticed her, then she continued on farther into the park, beyond the playground and basketball courts, underneath a canopy of oak trees. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Let’s go hang with him. He’s playing basketball. Let’s go watch.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I want to mention that time she made me try out for the basketball team, knowing dang well I couldn’t even dribble a ball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I was good enough at basketball to make the front page! Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Jake?” said Mr. Lyons in his after-school role as the basketball coach. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Our school won in field hockey and volleyball, then the other school won basketball. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a starter on the Valley Forge basketball team, the only sophomore on the starting squad that year and the first sophomore starter in over five years. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Dell's belly looks like he has a basketball under his shirt. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In a metal-wire wastebasket was a basketball and a football and a baseball mitt still cradling a stained and scruffed-up ball. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z So why was my coach kicking me off the basketball team? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z What Hudson is saying is that IQ is a lot like height in basketball. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He went on to say how he had bragged that “one of the best basketball players at Fisk sank his first ball right here at Lafayette County Training School.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It being February, we were in the middle of basketball season. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “He mentioned you giving up the art club and basketball and using the time for studying.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It embarrassed Ben when he realized he had not seen Toomer at all since basketball season had begun. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead Coach asked me who my favorite basketball player was. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Apart from talking about basketball, I’d never really gotten to know him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It’s like basketball again: once someone is tall enough, then we start to care about speed and court sense and agility and ball- handling skills and shooting touch. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Apologize to Coach and enjoy the rest of your basketball season. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I pointed out that the state basketball finals would take place in Phoenix that Saturday, and that would end the season and clear the way for her cheerleading crimes to be forgotten. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Not sitting on its roof like a normal upside-down car would be, but flipped tires-to-the-sky, in midair, high enough to roll a basketball beneath it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was football, baseball, basketball, track, as long as you could keep your GPA above a 2.0. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If I don’t even talk to Erin during basketball season, and Erin’s been my best friend since elementary school, then I shouldn’t feel bad about ignoring Boy21. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Guzzo was still inside, changing, and before he came out, Paul tossed the basketball up and down in one hand and dropped his other hand on my shoulder. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The gymnasium floor was freshly waxed and the basketball goals were folded to the ceiling. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Drew, with his own basketball under his arm, looked ready to work. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Some seemed as small as fireflies, others as large as basketballs. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at me. I’m huge. I’m supposed to play basketball. And both my parents played. It’s important.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I was usually one of the guys playing basketball in the corner. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Softball, basketball, tennis: I was hopeless in every one. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The next morning they found Don Little unconscious on the town basketball court. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And those same old basketball rings without any nets- -just the backboards and the rings. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Everybody expects me to play basketball, so they pick me for their team, throw me the ball, and wait for me to shoot. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk toward the community garden opposite the subway station, set right in between the basketball court and the playground. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Benji did not want to talk about basketball or tryouts or what it felt like to be ignored. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be out playing basketball or something. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not everyone who goes to private school is rich. Especially not the poor kids who can play basketball.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She played basketball, volleyball, soccer, and baseball, and stood out to her coaches, particularly an African American woman named Rhonda Brown, who coached volleyball. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I met real estate developers, agents, heiresses, fund managers, lawyers, clothing designers, professional basketball players, photographers, movie producers, and television correspondents. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Craig would end up moving to Manchester, England, to play basketball professionally. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t look so stressed now that basketball season was over. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z For one thing, instinctive judgments rely on experience, and we don’t experience everything that happens on a basketball court or a baseball diamond. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In the story I’m reading, Isaiah Dunn just got pulled out of class by secret agents, who tell him he needs to go undercover at a championship basketball game to expose a corrupt principal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z —How do you know about me and basketball? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was paired up with a guy named Eric, a basketball player. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Underneath them, Freebie tried to chew through a basketball. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Shut up,” I say, pushing the basketball against his chest and walking away. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Darius already has on his workout clothes—a fitted T-shirt, basketball shorts, and sports leggings or whatever they are. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Lloyd: They named a basketball hoop in the Darrow Homes for him. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A penalty kick is like a free throw in basketball, only better, because the coach picks the player who takes it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “His son is captain of the basketball team.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, that’s right. After you blew your basketball career, you became a scum- sucking lawyer.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z You were playing ball—I don’t know if it was basketball, baseball, or what—but you couldn’t come over until later. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But Reardan has one of the best small schools in the state, with a computer room and huge chemistry lab and a drama club and two basketball gyms. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Carefully she sidestepped the boys who played basketball, the girls who roller-skated, the groups who seemed to laugh or whisper whenever she passed. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A girl playing basketball had jumped for the hoop and stayed caught in the air, fingers still gripping the ball. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You got to figure a way to become basketball captain.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I draw posters of basketball players shooting cans through a hoop. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Jake even went back to playing basketball the way he used to. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “I had the night off. Watched basketball at a bar downtown, then went to a guy’s house to play poker. Won eighty bucks. Gave me a hell of an alibi.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z In the back there was an inground pool and a combination basketball and tennis court. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We sat down and got stat charts and rosters ready until the basketball teams came in and warmed up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The general direction of the tracks seemed to be taking them to a place they knew well from so many cool football, basketball, and baseball games. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mostly, but not completely, for he did have shooting pains in that leg after several hours on a basketball court. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about how terrible I was at basketball and about how Lucas Cader seemed quite used to ignoring that and continued playing with me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Washington was active on the school parent council and came to all of the basketball games, track meets, and school plays. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told Trevor all about how you play basketball. We can all play together in our driveway. I’ve been beating him at horse lately.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Tanisha’s not interested in trying out for the pageant with me, but she made sure to bring up me being there for her basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They wound around the fake plants set up in the room, draped over the wall clocks and basketball goals, snaked through the bowls of chips and cookies on the snack table. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Lowering my bike to its side, I took off my backpack and set it on the wheel, my eyes fixed on Digger, who was retrieving the basketball and still hadn’t said a word. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z This was open gym, an opportunity just to play basketball. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Just then a ball jerked loose from the basketball game nearby and rushed toward her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z As we walk to school Erin says, “Russ, you interested in playing basketball?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw you sit down on the bench. My little brother’s been trying on basketball shoes for forty-five minutes.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Look, I’ve been playing basketball almost every day of my life for the past three years. I’ll be eighteen soon. He’s getting older. It’s time I started whipping him.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks. We on for basketball on Sunday? Over.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It was higher than a basketball rim, maybe fifteen feet. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We frequently retreated to the school gym to play basketball and to try to make sense of things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s like Boy21 has never touched a basketball in his life. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He played basketball because he thought it would help him win a prestigious scholarship to an Ivy League college. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’m not daydreaming in science class; I’m playing basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We both pass our physicals later that afternoon, but we don’t talk about basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, a thousand pardons, little brown-noser. If I’d only known that it was a prayer for the first game. There’s nothing in the world as tacky as a basketball game.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewis looks from Daddy’s basketball jersey to his tattoos. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His reference points for sports were the more common football, basketball, and baseball; fencing was still new for him. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And that was when I turned and saw his basketball coach for the very first time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “No! I mean, yes. I mean, I just wanted to play basketball. I wasn’t smoking!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z On the back of each one was a large photo of a basketball backboard that looked exactly like the backboard at the Garden. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z All four boys got three weeks of detention, and Mr. McCabe kicked them off the basketball team. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A talented and competitive athlete in school, known as Elbows to those who played basketball with him, he ran the Farmer household with a strict hand. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t say how much anybody had actually suffered, but the disaster at the basketball game was definitely the hot topic at school. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z It sounds like Coach is preparing me to mark a man in a basketball game, because he’s raising his voice like he does in huddles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Bridges called out to the coach, “All right, now what do we do? How do we get it from here to the basketball court?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z School was free, as was reading when the books were from the library, and the only thing needed to play basketball in Harlem were sneakers and a game. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z —Did you talk to the counselors there about returning to normal school activities, including basketball? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Benji was done talking about basketball and his slim chances of making the team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s like I could work out my feelings on the basketball court. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd been playing pickup basketball at the Y; after two hours he went off for a drink of water; he used a jump rope; his friends found him hanging from a water pipe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She holds my current grades by two fingers: D, C, B-, D, C-, C, A. No basketball team for me, because the A was in art, so my GPA is a whopping 1.7. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Good thing he had lots of practice shooting by himself on weekends, Kevin. Who needs a girlfriend when you’ve got basketball?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He made me watch some basketball games with him and count all the Asian players. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It is the difference between the leading spirit on a pickup basketball team and the officially selected captain of a college squad. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In fact, evaluating basketball players is a very good example of what I’ve been talking about here—the necessity of understanding when to rely on our instincts and when not to. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z At 5:37 Dad says, Look, sir, my name is Chuck Bell, and I’m just trying to get my boy to his basketball game. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z She ran in and out of hopscotch games and right through a jump rope, all the way back to the basketball post where she shot again, missing wildly in her glee. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z By then Mars Bar was hauling on up the street past the basketball players, who were rolling on the asphalt with laughter. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the world of a small Texas town, where the four seasons of the year were football, basketball, track, and baseball, there was no greater condemnation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach absolutely changes his game plan depending on the opposing team’s skin color, because black and white teams usually play different styles of basketball, and that’s just a fact. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, outside of high fives at the guys’ basketball games, we literally never touch. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Yeah, man. Current ETA for basketball game on Sunday is fourteen hundred hours. How copy?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He wanted to go play basketball with his friends, but he was afraid to leave the house. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “And yet you broke up with her for basketball.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “So...motorcycles weren’t your speed, but maybe basketball? You just got to get the basketball in the hoop as many times as possible in one minute.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I imagined people jumping out the windows, raining down onto the broad sidewalks and cement basketball courts. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Charley Lyons was the school’s vice principal, a social studies teacher, and the basketball coach. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z After completing my chores one day, I got permission to play basketball at a park five blocks from our house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He’s in a dark gray fleece and is wearing blue basketball shorts over these Adidas gym tights. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was a poster of Reggie’s favorite basketball player, Reggie Miller, but the star’s bio was covered up by a picture of Jesus, looking serene, wearing a white shirt with a red robe over it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Don’t play me, Charles—this isn’t a basketball game. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He’d recently returned from his freshman year at a small Mormon college in Virginia, where he’d played basketball, and he was committed to taking the Mormon message to Winnipeg. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Even on weekends, he comes to watch Erin and me practice, but he never once touches a basketball and he never really says anything of consequence to either of us. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike basketball, football, soccer, there’s not supposed to be any shouting, chattering, or heckling. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Apparently, basketball wasn’t a big priority at the Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind, and so we usually came out of the season with a single victory. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The boys mocked him, bending their wrists as if they'd just shot a basketball and were holding the follow-through. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z But basketball isn’t going to do the same for me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he started playing basketball after his parents split up, because his mom’s new boyfriend was a youth basketball coach. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Bull took the basketball and threw it into Ben’s forehead. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t go to basketball practice, which means that I officially quit the team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet she could put a full- size basketball in each of her palms and still have room left over. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A full basketball court with regulation lines and nets for the rims sat next to a beautiful wooden gazebo. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Ocean’s basketball commitments were even more intense than I’d expected—he was busy pretty much all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I had no interest in football or basketball but had learned it was best to pretend otherwise. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z After a high school friend told some stories about Gus’s considerable basketball talents and his many qualities as a teammate, the minister said, “We’ll now hear a few words from Augustus’s special friend, Hazel.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think you could stand walking away from basketball.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I said practically. Everyone—especially my parents—thought I was going to be great, and now I might not make the middle school team. My basketball career is over before it started.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A few days after basketball season ended, I e-mailed Rowdy and told him I was sorry that we beat them so bad and that their season went to hell after that. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I stood twice for recognition—once, with the kids who were on the honor roll all three years, and second, because I played on the Sea Hawks’ tournament-winning basketball team. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The sound of a basketball bouncing makes us both look up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Sprouting up from every one of the broken faults in the basketball court grew giant weeds and sticker bushes as high as our waists. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z There was sports news about the recreation department basketball season, with the total wins and losses so far for each of the fifth-grade teams. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z A group of boys huddle on one side of the basketball court, near the giant speakers, and the girls on the other. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked to the wall of old basketball greats. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z There were over 500 people in attendance and besides basketball, there was a cheer camp for the little brothers and sisters and a talent show at halftime. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to make some friends and play on one basketball team and, well, meet girls and do teenage stuff. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Then after school, I went to the park and played basketball with the guys. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Russ needed to play basketball more than I did. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood on the edge of the driveway while he practiced shooting his basketball into the net above the garage. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He loved to play basketball and always gave it his all. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I don’t not like basketball,” I said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I say, noting that twenty-one is my basketball number. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Grinning, Carlos lays a basketball where he thinks my hand might be inside my casket. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z But at 2:35, when the bell rang for dismissal, I remembered one good thing: today was Monday, which meant the boys would be staying for basketball practice with Mr. McCabe. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Like the fact that he might not make the basketball team, no matter how hard he practiced. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A good basketball player would be known throughout Harlem. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z So when I took time out of my busy schedule and burdensome duties to attend a middle school basketball game, I expected to see orderly students, good sportsmanship, and happy alumni. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Plenty of players had their basketballs ricochet off their knees or sneakers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He was short for eight and his basketball jersey sat uncomfortably on his shoulders, like he hadn’t chosen it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The boys wore baggy jeans, puffy basketball sneakers, and huge shirts. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “This was where I first learned to play basketball,” he said quietly. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Ian and his basketball friends were in the corner, burping the alphabet. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Instead they all went to the driveway to play basketball. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z —Well, a couple of days ago some basketball scouts were here from Ohio State and Michigan State—friends of mine from college—and they were looking for you. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And once she did leave, who would play basketball with him in the backyard? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I started to stand, figuring we were done, when Mr. Grady said, “But that’s not why I called you down here. I mean, this isn’t about basketball.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Dozens of bronze and gold spheres like steampunk basketballs sat around in various stages of disassembly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but I’ll probably have to play pro basketball in, like, Sweden or Norway or Russia or something, and I won’t need air-conditioning. I’ll probably live in, like, an igloo and own reindeer or something.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Aru wanted to believe this meant they would find objects like deflated basketballs, mismatched socks, or bobby pins. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The families of graduates were spread out across the bleachers, and I ran back and forth across the basketball court a couple times before I spotted Mom and Dad about halfway up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Men whose names he didn’t even know said “Hi” and invited him to go swimming or play basketball. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The body always demanded and received payment for the punishment it endured in a basketball game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see him glancing at the boys gathering under the basketball hoop, waiting for him to start their game. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He patted his belly, which was the size of an overinflated basketball. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The basketball hit the rim, but rolled in. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She stood in a man’s tank top, black sports bra, and red basketball shorts, her hair wrapped with bobby pins. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He’s a rising star on the basketball team. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “That wouldn’t have been a bad idea. No. I told Alicia that I was a hotshot guard on the basketball team. Is that O.K. with you?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had once dribbled a basketball lefthanded to and from school for an entire year because he had heard Bob Cousy say that a great guard must be able to dribble well with either hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes are fixed on Puerto Rican basketball. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Reggie had landed a job as a manager at a basketball and fitness gym just south of Salt Lake City proper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “In all honesty, the basketball was such a great release, an avenue for him to get lost,” says Madson. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There was never any of the hooping and hollering you got at football or basketball games. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He picked an isolated but open space under a bent basketball rim, beside a broken water fountain. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’ve met Coach K a half-dozen times,” Russ says, as if Coach K were just any old person and not the head of perhaps the best collegiate basketball program in the country. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They liked Rick, who showed them how professional basketball players took foul shots, and how to throw curve balls. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanisha slaps me a high five like I just won a championship basketball game. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He then added, “You walk funny”—a reference, perhaps, to Fischer’s athletic swagger from years of tennis, swimming, and basketball. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Andy, I don’t see why you hang with this big-head fool, except maybe to learn some basketball. What you score tonight—four?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I look like I’m about to do a defensive drill during basketball gym class. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I wish you a beautiful life too—many clear starry nights, and a few collegiate basketball records,” I say. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Physiologists, in fact, have calculated that rowing a two-thousand-meter race—the Olympic standard—takes the same physiological toll as playing two basketball games back-to-back. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Okay, you and me,” I tell Sneaky, heading toward the basketball game. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Here, just below one of the guard towers in the yard’s corner, the prison designers had installed a basketball court. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Leon looked as if he hadn’t spent five minutes in the exercise room since retiring from pro basketball; all that remained of his NBA physique was his height. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But after just three years I could afford all the Spalding basketballs I wanted. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “What does this have to do with basketball?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The student body was, for the most part, a homogenous mass of about two thousand people who were apparently in love with basketball. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s almost unbelievable, especially if you don’t know how popular basketball is in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I told my parents I don’t have time for a job with school and basketball. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In the distance, the rhythm of a dribbling basketball beat out a comforting tempo. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Major Major found true happiness there on the lopsided basketball court with the officers and enlisted men who were almost his friends. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “There’s a basketball game tonight, costs ten cents. Can we go?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We pretty much practice every way you can legally dribble a basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I pushed my head back to the basketball game again and I couldn’t wait to get to school the next day to see what everybody was saying. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z My grades were good, and our class basketball team, with Eddie Norton as captain, was the second best in the school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z When she asks if Boy21 plays basketball, he says, “No,” with conviction. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z An actual uniform, just like basketball teams, except for a track team. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I tried to think about basketball players, skateboards, the different kinds of candy in my mom’s shop. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He dribbled my basketball between his legs and fumbled it every few steps. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I’d always wanted to go to Syracuse like my uncle Howard and play basketball for the Orangemen. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There was a basketball game on that he was excited about, though of course / had no idea what was special about it, so he wasn’t aware of anything unusual in my face or tone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’d like to donate part of this to help set up a little kids’ basketball league at the Islamic Center when it reopens,” he says, and the room erupts into cheers. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “You know, Soojin’s cousin got into Harvard, and she said it was because he was the captain of his basketball team.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And Thomas would shake off his “Brick” nickname and make the basketball team. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On the University of Washington campus, the glass skylights at the basketball pavilion caved in, giant Douglas firs toppled over, and five sections of temporary seating in the football stadium blew away. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Isaac reached for a basketball trophy from the shelf above the bed and then held it over his head as if waiting for permission. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And then back to me, “I’ve been looking for a way to tell my father that I actually sort of hate basketball, and I think we’ve found it.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Sean pulled out a chart with caricatures he had drawn of every member of the varsity and JV basketball teams. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Football cheer season is almost over—two games left and then the playoffs if we make it—which means basketball preseason is in full effect: I had four hours of conditioning this morning. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “It’s like they can’t even think about anything else. People only ever want to talk to me about basketball,” he said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Now that Mustafa is both playing and coaching basketball, and getting high enough grades, Baba’s a bit more relaxed. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A group of men walk by in mismatched basketball jerseys. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s pretty much stealing if we’re not really using the money for a basketball team, right? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He turned, peering across the table with the basketball players, next to the science fair geeks. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The original name was Salt Spring, and it’s famous for its casino, fancy spa and resort, basketball player Larry Bird, and healing springs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z You go out in the yard and watch dudes play basketball—better put on that mask. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No. She was busy with Fall Ball committee stuff. Conner invited me to go watch him play basketball.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They get to tell all their friends how they helped these two scrubby-looking minority kids with their basketball team. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Kenny was sitting with the basketball forgotten in his lap, and, miracle of miracles, Allen had set his book aside. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Rappers and basketball players were always talking about buying their mamas houses and cars. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z A basketball player only has to be tall enough — and the same is true of intelligence. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The first and last time she went to see the cousins play the foreign game of basketball, the Matriarch had been horrified. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I mean, didn’t you make a million dollars playing basketball? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Of course I’m going. What about you? Or you got basketball practice?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I don’t want to cry on the train, so I close my eyes and visualize playing basketball against Erin, and we’re little kids again in my backyard, silently shooting on the old adjustable rim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood in the alley where we shot basketballs through hollowed crates and cracked jokes on the boy whose mother wore him out with a beating in front of his entire fifth-grade class. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Often after basketball practice, Rob and his dad gave Gerald a ride home so that he wouldn’t have to take the bus. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s going to the office to watch the feed from the security camera in the gym. You’ve only got ten more minutes. If he’s hny kind of basketball fan, you’re golden.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He’s supposedly the Link Rowley of the eighth grade, Mr. Popularity, basketball star. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I notice that he’s wearing an old basketball tournament T-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I just wanna go to school. Get to basketball. Play. And now I gotta worry about cops running free over our school. How many of us knew that Officer Hull had a temper?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There were footballs and basketballs lying all over the place, and boys sliding down the banister and leaping over tables and talking with their mouths full and interrupting everyone with endless questions. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Did I want to throw a basketball around with these three? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I was about to play the biggest basketball game of my life and all I could think about was my dad’s dead best friend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z One day in early December, I came home from basketball practice and Gay said, “Check the answering machine.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Sicko wasn't really that good at basketball, but he was super rough. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I could see me doing this with the basketball tryouts. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He said a guy is starting a basketball league for kids from nine to eleven. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting for them the moment they awoke in the morning, pumping them up like basketballs, giving them bounce. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I could take the bus—the basketball boys always did the Friday Thing in town, so I wouldn’t have to deal with them on the ride. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, if you don’t win a scholarship for basketball, you could try to get an appointment to the Academy.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every knock at the door meant the police were here to arrest the guy who’d bombed a basketball game with the weight of the world. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “And an architect. And a scholar. I also play basketball pretty well for a guy who didn’t start until he was two thousand years old. A real artist must be good at many things.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He'd been playing basketball with some other guys in the gym, so when he finally came out of the school building, the school yard was empty and my eye had swollen shut. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “Why’re you just standing here?” he asks, and we start walking, past the basketball court and over the brown-green field of grass to the bench where everyone sits before class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z We started a conversation about how crazy it was watching Rondell take over the basketball game, before what happened with the Timberland guys. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Emmett murmurs, “Baseball, basketball. Not much difference, is there? Times change.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “Pep rallies, sports—the basketball team is all-city. Wasn’t there some kind of huge accident at their last game?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z If his mom was really going to make him quit basketball, he must’ve been really sad. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Alex and the rest of the basketball team are smoking weed near the window. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Poor ol’ Matt,” Ben said, twirling the basketball on his middle finger. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought...I mean, I didn’t think you liked basketball. Or any sports. You always complain about gym class.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z But dancing on a basketball court to the blaring of the school band wasn’t particularly romantic, wasn’t really much better than dancing in the close, sweaty confines of the Chicken Coop back in Sequim. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When basketball season began, there was an inexplicable discrepancy between the number of ten-cent tickets sold and the considerably larger number of kids in the bleachers. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I never dreamed I’d stop caring about basketball, but I really couldn’t care less about it right now. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But nobody jumped like that in a small school basketball gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Coach had become, like, the priest of basketball, and I was his follower. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z A few weekends later, there was a tournament at his basketball gym. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z On one wall he made a scale drawing of the major planets, ranging from little Mercury, represented by a circle about as big as a marble, to Jupiter, as big as a basketball. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Compared to the ratty old basketball I’ve always had, this one looked like a ruby or an emerald or something. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I was rocking my Olaf’s basketball shorts and Syracuse T-shirt on an unseasonably warm Saturday in October. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They get to go for free and meet all sorts of basketball celebrities. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, it was an egg floating in a hollowed-out basketball. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I want to tell her that if I had hair balls as big as basketballs growing under my arms like she does, I’d kill myself. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Everyone gorged themselves while we watched the basketball practice. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z After school, it was too hot to play basketball, too hot to dance, too hot even to eat. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as the sun rose over the park’s majestic oak trees, a black sedan pulled up in front of the basketball courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "But she's totally into me now, so you can hang out with us if you want. The basketball games are a blast. They sell nachos and everything." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Like, instead of going to play board games at Delia’s house, everyone else wanted to stay at school and watch the boys’ basketball game. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Ty'ree's basketball sneakers were on the floor where Mama's green sandals used to be. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Isabella says maybe I should take the armband off, but I shake my head hard, and then I see Principal Trask heading over to the basketball courts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “How about it, Tobe? You ready to go back to basketball?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What happened was a massive wedgie contest between the seventh and eighth graders, two pebble fights, and a full-tackle basketball game. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had prepared for this moment since the last basketball game he had played the season before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s our last high school basketball season—last shot—so we train hard. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the basketball hoop I got him up on his door, and I feel good that he’s using it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Twice a week the results of the state basketball tournament were posted on the plywood roadrunner in the courtyard. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Gerald left for the basketball tournament feeling better than he had in a long time. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up the basketball again and made another shot. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “You going to play basketball?” she says, eyeing my ball on the seat next to me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched each player, looking for the unmistakable signs of the exceptional basketball player. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People think Alex is so cool because he’s tall and good at basketball, and all the girls think he’s hot, but I would give him a C+ at most. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m just a kid, so Dad gives me one of those smaller basketballs and lowers the adjustable rim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She was trying to learn how to arm wresde from the big girl who’d picked a fight with the Ares kid on the basketball court. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Hard? How hard can it be? ‘I have a basketball game today. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not even close to the truth. You play basketball because you love your father.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the summer with my time divided between playing basketball and reading. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about basketball. It’s about family relationships and survival. And the world crushing your dreams.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It sounded like a rump roast being dropped onto a basketball court. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I can definitely talk to people on the basketball team,” Shawna said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At Coop’s basketball game that night, she only has eyes for him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I went back to the park, but by the time I reached the basketball courts, Conner and the guys had left. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The very best and most successful basketball teams—like the best and most successful organizations of any kind—are the ones that understand how to combine rational analysis with instinctive judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He laughed to himself but got up and put on a pair of basketball shorts and a T-shirt so he could walk her to the door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z You wouldn’t believe how many people wanna help out your basketball team. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The girl in the blue basketball shorts calls to Sasha through the doors of the bus. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Yeah, I miss basketball A LOT, and I do have some feelers out thereabout coaching. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The basketball still sounded on the backyard court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After he got punched, Sal started playing basketball in the alley behind our building. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z We just want to get the hell out of this town somehow—together—and Erin’s basketball career might be our best shot. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And I'm already enrolled at a small liberal arts college and set to begin this fall, although I won't be playing basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran off to join the basketball boys, who slapped his back and said things I couldn’t hear. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “We both play basketball,” I say, and then I wish I hadn’t because I don’t know if Mr. Gore knew that already. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I just kept picturing Thomas using the app and checking off American history, video games, and basketball. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When I was a freshman we had this big basketball game: the students versus the teachers and parents. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He has a basketball in his hand and he’s smiling at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I stood alone underneath the basketball hoop, listening and waiting for my turn. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Or is it just because he's an extraordinary basketball player? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some lady who works at Good Sam with my mother called her a few minutes ago and told her that they had just brought in some kids from Hazelwood— basketball players, she thinks. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ducky acted like he was scared of basketball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The neighborhood was quiet, except for the sound of a basketball being bounced. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognize one of Mustafa’s friends playing the alto saxophone and a boy from his basketball team strumming the bass guitar. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah,” I said, dribbling my pretend basketball. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I bit back a scream and jumped high enough to dunk a basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He was by then a growing sensation on the basketball court, high-spirited and agile and quickly growing tall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “School and the basketball team keep me busy,” I say. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Or the basketball team. Hey, you know why Cinderella was so bad at sports?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z On today’s long, hot mile, you bounce your basketball, but your mind is on something else. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t even know she knew anything about basketball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He always replied within minutes, or maybe he was still at basketball practice, or with his friends, watching some silly video on YouTube. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Julia has basketball and a whole group of other friends, and Isabella has art and is all beautiful now, so she has that too. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And there are also basketball courts in those driveways, the kind you can move around and adjust to make it low enough to dunk on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A basketball rolled up and bounced against my legs. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The basketball shorts I had on dragged like sails, slowing me down, coaxing me away from the van. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I told him how the three of us started doing more stuff together, and sometimes Trevor’s basketball teammates—not Lincoln or Sean—joined us. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When the tournament was over, we formed a Soul Train line and danced on the basketball court. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You aced that social studies quiz and made all those shots in the basketball game because you ate jelly beans?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t seen his little brother this engaged in something that had nothing to do with basketball in years. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She knew Brandon played basketball, but she didn’t know he used to play on a team—with Milo, no less. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The basketball boys were already under the hoop, bouncing the ball to each other. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And at the end of the day, he was gathering up loose basketballs when I came in, and James Russell was calling out, “Coach Swieteck!” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once a man stumbled up to the clinic with a metal needle used to inflate basketballs shoved into the crook of his arm. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Man, I wish I was still playing high-school basketball,” he says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But Kyle wanted to play basketball, so he called his dad to move the car. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Most kids had stayed inside for some sort of basketball after-party in the gym, and anyone out here was in their car and gone within minutes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Frank watched the tuft of goat hair settle on top of a basketball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was a medium-sized purple bruise on the back of my right shoulder, but I could pass it off as a basketball injury. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Our high school is playing against another school in a big basketball game. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Some of the men started playing pickup basketball, and I watched as Barack moseyed on over to the court in his flip-flops to join. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was smaller than the other basketball boys, skinnier, with dark fuzz on his upper lip and a few pink zits on his forehead. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But if you make the basketball team, you move up the social ladder. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Working in a small wooden cabin, he assembled test bomb cores that were about the size of a basketball. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want basketball to be a sore spot between us.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I decide to kiss her on the lips, and, because it’s not officially basketball season yet, I do just that. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I do my homework and dribble the basketball around. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The courtyard was about the size of a basketball court. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His head was the size of a basketball, and his back was like a king-size mattress. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A basketball hoop hangs off the side of the barn. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Martín and Brian sat at the bar area next to the kitchen to watch TV, flipping from MMA to basketball to hockey to baseball without settling on anything for more than three minutes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She would have learned how to bait trotlines, pitch a tent, and play basketball. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It was Friday after the last class of the day, halfway through tenth grade, halfway through basketball season. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to play basketball as if there were still grass beneath his cleats and pads on his shoulders. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a good kid, Benji, with the biggest heart. I think that's more important than grades or basketball. Don’t you?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “The basketball team was eighteen and five last year,” Spoon said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel like playing basketball,” he said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way my parents could spend that kind of money on one measly basketball, and I couldn’t find a way to get enough money on my own. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I shake the thought of Dray from my mind because I want to enjoy my friends and this basketball game, but I spot Kasim waving to us from the bottom of the bleachers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z During lunch—which I had again—I watched Lucas run basketball drills. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But it’s like trying to cover a basketball court with a bunch of T-shirts. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He finally settled back in the relative safety of the United States and dies in a car crash driving me to a basketball game. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He was standing next to a rack of jump ropes, tossing a basketball back and forth from hand to hand, and occasionally spinning it on one finger, but only for like half a second. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I heard a ball bounce, and saw a boy dribbling a basketball on a playground. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe there were magic powers hiding in the way your older brother made all the worst thugs in the neighborhood play basketball with you even though you double-dribbled every time they threw you the ball. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few professional black basketball players in the National Basketball League, but not that many. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Last night after the guys' basketball game, the five of us were hanging out in Jupiter’s room. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I looked over and saw a Student Council girl in a blazer standing on the basketball court, right next to the tree. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was that time I got chased by a dog, hanging out at the basketball court hoping somebody would pick me to run. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Going on foot, stopping off at whatever beach town we’re at before the sun goes down, collecting money for our fake basketball team, eating real food, then going back to the beach to sleep. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Both were fund-raisers for the school, raising money for things like library books or basketball uniforms. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I’d scored six points during a basketball scrimmage in PE, and Coach Yang told me that if I kept that up, maybe I could try out for the team. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I told myself that even if I said the truth, every single detail, he’d listen to the basketball boys over me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After the basketball games, there would usually be a school dance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All I look forward to is basketball practice. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix had devoted the past three days to basketball and not much else. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In the United States, football and basketball don’t select, stream, and differentiate quite as dramatically. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z One thing about Santini, Ben thought, he always made sure my basketball shoes were the best. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Trey made his basketball mates promise to try out. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Sal’s cast came off and he started playing basketball in the alley again. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He still owes me from our basketball game, but I don’t say anything. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z We’re right near the basketball courts, but the entrance to the park is on the other side of the block. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Dante, who played trumpet, and Leo, who played sax, started cheering like they were at a basketball game. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We all screamed like maniacs as we ran out of the locker room and onto the basketball court, where two thousand maniac fans were also screaming. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Ocean blew off basketball practice one afternoon so that we could finally find a moment alone together. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “We think of what we’re doing as a lot like basketball,” one of the Mother players said, and that’s an apt analogy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The parking lot was teeming with young men who had come to hang around the basketball court, some of whom were drinking. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The older boys had basketball and baseball and football teams. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z See, that was probably not the wisest thing to say on the day of the big game against our basketball archrivals, Salem Junior High. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Then I went to open gym to play basketball, and that was great. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I had basketball, and I was good in school. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The basketball superstar Larry Bird used to say that at critical moments in the game, the court would go quiet and the players would seem to be moving in slow motion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I waited for him to finish asking these three guys in suits to help our basketball team. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The false black mustache was a flamboyant organ grinder’s, and he wore them both to the basketball game one day when he felt he could endure his loneliness no longer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They heard it at the last basketball game. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He has two hours of free time a day, “outside time” that he can use to play basketball or talk to other inmates. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, something to help out so that we can have new books or more supplies. We always gotta fund-raise on the basketball team for trips and stuff.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Gerald smiled at her and left, dribbling his basketball, wishing he could bounce all of his fears and troubles away. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z How about weightless basketball, where you score two points for a ball that went up through the hoop as well as down through it? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A large number of sports fans, it turned out, refused to believe that a set of statistical tools could help them understand how good a basketball player someone was. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I used to go with a boy who was on the same basketball team that he was on. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them glanced at the basketball net and Rob’s father let the ball drop with a dull thud to the driveway. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I found a reddit account that commented on Butler basketball and so probably belonged to Davis, but that, too, had been silent since Pickett Sr.’s disappearance. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a lot of talk about basketball scholarships, and I thought about trying to get up my interest in ball again. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The fact that I was not playing basketball anymore opened up the door to another opportunity for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m already taller than the boys’ basketball coach.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He banked the basketball off the backboard and into the net. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He looks like a bird on a basketball, definitely not normal. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Next to one of the churches sat a narrow piece of abandoned land, which Miss Josie always talked about making into a community garden and Oliver wanted converted into a basketball court. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I missed the shot in the basketball game, that was the first thing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the street below some boys were playing basketball using a milk crate as a hoop. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s almost basketball season, Dad. I’m in training.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept chopping a mound of herbs the size of a basketball. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I chose a picture of my father and me playing basketball in front of the house. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I know I have talent, and I have always wanted to play basketball in college, but who is going to notice me sitting in the stands? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The Warden died in a pickup basketball game, presumably from a heart attack, when he was forty-nine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Your exercise will take place on the triangular yard outside the unit—thirty yards by twenty yards by twenty yards, with a mural of wildlife hung above the basketball backstop. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Seven waits for me at the front door, spinning the basketball between his hands. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Okay, maybe I was joking about the murder, but Edie does bump into me extra hard during a basketball game in gym later that day. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But it’s hard to concentrate in the lunchroom with the girls’ step team practicing in one corner, a rap group performing in the other, and Vondie and JB waxing poetic about love and basketball. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I also made friends, many of them girls, at school dances, which took place after football or basketball games. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z This little boy’s always trying to join, like it’s the Maple Grove basketball team. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He sat at attention on the kitchen floor with his tummy sprawled out beneath him, so big that he looked like he’d swallowed a basketball, along with the whole Orlando Magic team. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Instead, it was divided into football, basketball, and baseball seasons. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Because what was a basketball game if not a showcase of boys? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I first started at Emerson, Hana told me the Black kids sit by the basketball courts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Once the floor is swept, Mr. Jones applies tape to mark on the floor a smaller basketball court, a foursquare court, and a dodgeball area. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Justin was now spending his mornings with her at the hospital, his afternoons at school, then running to basketball practice and back to the hospital. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She was wearing sweatpants and a basketball jersey with the store's name on the front. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes Chet wandered away from his house, thick hands still holding his basketball. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Trey acts like he’s on the basketball court. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The manager brought in a regulation basketball backboard and hoop for me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s a documentary about two boys from the Chicago projects who had a passion for basketball. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I threw on some basketball shorts and went to the kitchen, where Jazz was already piling up my plate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I was right about Sal—he was playing basketball every day, and a couple of times there were the voices of other boys, kids from school. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There was a woman on the phone whom I recognized from some of the basketball games from when I was a fan and not a player. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z When it’s basketball season and Hana has practice, we have to eat either super early or super late. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But this was the year something unbelievable was happening on the basketball court. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And even though I’m not a basketball player, I’m wearing red Under Armour Curry 6 shoes. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Craig was profoundly happy now, having finally made a swerve, leaving his career in investment banking and pivoting back to his first love—basketball. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “That lazy kid of yours hasn’t put the basketball goal up yet. Tell him to get on it before I bat him in the head.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After basketball was a total fail for me, he thought volleyball could be good. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The only times we saw him at school were at lunch and during basketball practice. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I suddenly realize that Russell will be eligible to play for our basketball team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie was absentminded at dinner, worried over something at work, I guessed, or maybe a basketball game, or maybe he was just really enjoying the lasagna — it was hard to tell with Charlie. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “This is fundamental stuff. You should have been trained to do this in middle school. This is basic basketball. The only guy to make a difference on the boards last game was B,” Coach said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I’d been raised on the bedrock of football, basketball, and baseball, but it turned out that East Coast prep schoolers did more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Branwell is no better at golf or tennis than he is at basketball, but for the entire month he spends with them, he never gives up trying to be what they want him to be. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Teen basketball star killed in fiery crash Nov. 8—Robert Washington, age 17, captain of the Hazelwood High School basketball team, was killed last night in a fiery automobile accident on 1-75. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the windows, I see the dark outline of grape clusters of basketballs, stacks of pointed traffic cones, and a rack of hockey sticks. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Magic Jay, Jimmy L’s secret agent name, was riffed from his favorite basketball player, the legendary Magic Johnson. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She was the best basketball player in the third grade, and probably even fourth grade too. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Shay pulled an oversize basketball jersey over the bungee jacket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She and her twin, Kayla, bet that it would be a rapper or a basketball player and his supermodel wife, and we'd all be famous by association just cause we live on the same block. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The Reggie who Phill knew was a friendly little guy, a competitor on the football field and basketball court, as well as with the video game controller. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He had pushed Moss down on the basketball court, and his palms hurt for days after that. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The thing that made the whole thing shine, however, were the bright lights from the adjacent basketball court. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We talked for a few more minutes, and I asked him if he ever got to watch basketball in prison. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Everybody took sides and went home mad; and for a day or two Toby and Ken went back to playing basketball after school. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Does he care that Heather has two basketball games this weekend? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The speed and agility he had on the basketball court. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Levant was tall enough to be a basketball player, six five or six six, with a large Adam’s apple and tightly curled black hair, and he carried a lantern and a flashlight. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And on the backboard of a basketball hoop at the West Side court, I suggested he write it in gang script. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Clay shouts, “Hell yeah!” like he’s at some basketball game or something, and it makes us all laugh. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Raising the window, I heard the faint sound of a basketball being bounced from a few doors away. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the men and women at Langley joined softball or basketball teams and played in local amateur leagues. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His shoulders are slumped forward and his knees are together, which is a terrible basketball stance. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Realizing I didn't even really want to play basketball anymore. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Allen and Kenny made better time walking—Kenny backwards and dribbling his basketball and Allen forwards but reading—than I did on the lawn mower. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Will she ever be able to walk again, let alone play basketball? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He brags about his rating in some basketball video game to Zane-with-the-nose-ring. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z From what Sister told me, Eddie was nothing short of God when he played basketball. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Right. So I thought about things I could do, that I’m good at. Like Mustafa coaching his basketball team.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He doubles over in feigned pain before stretching his bent arms back, as though getting ready for some basketball shots. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The rest of us sat around or played three- man basketball. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s out past the gym and the locker rooms, past the basketball courts and the tennis courts and the baseball diamonds. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z At some point that morning, Barack went off to play basketball with Craig and some friends at a nearby gym, which had become a kind of Election Day custom. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Instead, I read Daddy’s story about Isaiah Dunn, Superhero, playing in a championship basketball game. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I wasn’t born with a hyphen linking me to Africa, any more than I was born with a desire to dribble a basketball or to write. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Saturday night, the team won the state basketball tournament, and Coop was named MVP. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z A roomful of NBA stars, young and on top of the world, might have intimidated anyone, let alone Reggie, a good basketball player himself, who aspired to coach and lead players. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “The girls’ basketball team practices in the next building, so they come here for lunch. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z His basketball shorts are smudged with grass stains. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The word group, for instance, is a term used to describe everything from a basketball team to the Teamsters Union, from two couples on a holiday to the Republican Party. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped into some clean State of California underwear and pulled on another pair of Burnt Mill Creek Pioneers basketball shorts. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Washington picked up Rob’s basketball and held it in his hands, staring at its roundness, feeling the ridges and lumps on it, softly repeating Rob’s name. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In his senior year in high school, by sheer force of will, he lettered in—of all things—basketball. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Me, I’m short—never once made the basketball team—kinda quiet, and still unsure of myself when it comes to girls. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled at the one of nine-year-old me standing alone holding a basketball against my hip. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In high school, the basketball team is not as good as it was but there is no problem getting time on the gymnasium floor. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And Samira saved me a seat on the bus going home, so even though it was Monday, and the basketball boys weren’t even there, I wasn’t sitting alone. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The sports appetite in that city was insatiable—they had professional teams in football, basketball, baseball, and hockey—and it matched my ambition. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because what if the basketball boys are there? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The American basketball player Frank Lubin lingered in Berlin for a few days. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z But as for basketball, the Panthers will be doing a lot more purring than snarling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z For John excelled in school, though not, like Elisha, in mathematics or basketball, and it was said that he had a Great Future. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “You made your first free throw—all net, may I add—with that shirt on. It’s got basketball mojo. Just like my coveralls have Mr. Fix-It mojo.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Will you be my boyfriend again once basketball season is over?” she asks. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somebody who throws up before basketball games,” I said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z They’d go to the Utah State football games and travel to Las Vegas for the regional basketball conference championships. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z To him, speed games were like playground basketball or street stickball: trash-talking was definitely allowed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He addressed all the secretaries by name and got along with everyone—from the older, stuffier lawyers to the ambitious young bucks who were now playing basketball. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Or maybe I did figure out life through basketball—people care about you if you can help them win, and they don’t care about you if you can’t. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of people had come to see the games: first basketball, then field hockey, then volleyball, and last of all, soccer. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and two of my basketball teammates are on the varsity football cheer squad. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Kenny was spinning his basketball on his forefinger as he talked to three or four of them. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z So I guess basketball was what he did for a living after all. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I figured he’d be playing basketball right up until the first big snow. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Carlos razzed, still on get-back from Shannon being slick and for laughing at my basketball crack. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her school has trees and a track, basketball gym, and football field. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The basketball was lying on the ground outside. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z One boy sweated in a tank top, his basketball clutched under his arm. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When she finally told me to stop, it took everything I had to not punt the basketball over the fence. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He wasn’t the tallest or the biggest basketball player, nor the best jumper. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He disentangled his arm and started toward Ham, but now his way was blocked by Michael, running backward, waving his arms like a guard in a game of basketball. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z All crimes except mine—dissing the basketball team. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Still, I at least managed to sit through one basketball practice last week. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was Robbie, the best basketball player at Hazelwood Middle School. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But very few basketball players see the court as clearly as Larry Bird did, and that’s because very few people play in that optimal range. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “So — that’s sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was a battered cardboard box about the right size to fit a basketball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his little foam basketball and lobbed some hook shots into the net hanging from the back of his door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “You scared of basketball? What you do at night, make sure you put your ball outside so it won’t get you?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Every time the ship tilted, a mismatched herd of sports equipment rolled across the floor—footballs, basketballs, baseballs, and for some reason, a single billiard ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There’s no way he’d be able to get through the demands of an organized basketball season, especially claiming to be from outer space. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They also decided to remodel the tennis and basketball courts at Vickers Park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But give me a basketball and put me on the foul line with nobody guarding me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I had given him a big speech about basketball being a team sport, and that my doing well didn’t matter. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So much for the missing basketball, I thought. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess you know, Coach, that B. J. has tried out for basketball every year for six years, including junior high, and never made it once. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They played basketball and baseball outside and football video games in the house—sitting on the floor or couch, with controllers in their hands. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z On his desk, next to the signed basketball, are three frames. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “We’re all going to the basketball game tonight as Ninja Turtles!” she announced to the seven of us girls on a two-day recruiting visit, which happened to fall on Halloween. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “And don’t you normally take the bus to basketball today?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And then, quietly, I said, “I didn’t know you were a basketball player.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He had probably just come from a basketball court; his forehead was polished with recent sweat and his hair stood up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “There, it’s taken care of. Can we get on with basketball now?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z To pass time, some of the girls challenged some of the boys to a basketball game. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And John wondered what Elisha was thinking—Elisha, who was tall and handsome, who played basketball, and who had been saved at the age of eleven in the improbable fields down south. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z All at once, like a flock of birds, they took off for the basketball court. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s a group of guys from basketball and girls from floor hockey collected around the table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “We’re not in the same classes. I’m not on the basketball team.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She knows this is true because, deep down, Erin also wants to concentrate solely on basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Think of the gasoline expended, the treads worn carting him to football games, basketball tournaments, and Little League. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But he doesn’t make it to very many of my basketball games—too busy, or out of town, usually. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They tried to convince him to rejoin the basketball team, but Ocean refused. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My parents wanted to give me a place where I could go to high school and play for a real basketball team and maybe go to college. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Cory wanted a sister! He was going to show us some basketball tricks,” I said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The sense of humor at Hardcastle Middle School didn’t extend to their precious basketball team. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “When I play basketball, something inside of me changes. It’s just the way I’m programmed.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d just finished playing a game of basketball and were leaving the courts when out of the corner of my eye I saw Shea, one of my friends from the neighborhood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z None of my basketball teammates were injured, so I consider football season to be a complete success and I know that Coach agrees. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Also completely missing the point about the basketball boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Earlier in the day, she had gotten into a screaming argument in the school corridor with her boyfriend of two years, a varsity basketball player. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z So I tell her I’m sorry, it won’t happen again, then head off to my next class.Gym class is supposed to be about balls: volleyballs, basketballs, softballs, soccer balls—sometimes sit-ups and always sweat. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Next to that, a picture of my first basketball team, the Islanders. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Nor were they at the baseball field or the basketball court or the tennis courts or the World War I cannon or the playground or the Boy Scout cabin or the picnic area. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He called his crew to sit in a circle under the rusted basketball hoop. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z My brother was now full grown, a graceful giant with uncanny spring in his legs, and considered one of the best basketball players in the city. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A basketball court in the highest building in town was the highest court in the land, Sheed once noted when Grandma brought them to a game. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The basketball court bobbed under a ceiling of pink and white balloons, twisted streamers and blood-red hearts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I could break the loneliness, the feeling of not belonging to the life that teemed around me, by going to the basketball courts. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If he wasn’t a basketball player, what would he be? Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s standing behind me with his tray in one hand and a basketball tucked inside his other arm. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z She stood six foot one, had played basketball and volleyball in college, and, as a sworn police officer, carried a Glock semiautomatic pistol. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Everyone turned to see Grace hobbling across the basketball court. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And she was playing basketball almost every lunch now, mostly with Liana and Ainsley, sometimes even with the boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z None of the other remaining girls’ basketball players are even half as good as Erin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was, naturally, a big basketball scene— a league, in fact, with prison-paid inmate referees and a scoreboard and games that took place about every other day. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ares kid had his hand on his sword and the Hunter girl looked like she was going to exchange her basketball for a bow and arrow any second. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And if we could not make sense of complicated situations in a flash, basketball would be chaotic, and bird-watchers would be helpless. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z All he ever talks about with her is basketball. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Listen, Miche,” he said, speaking as he often did, in basketball terms. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Sure, she was nervous about the chorus thing, but she couldn't have needed to play basketball that badly. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The basketball boys smelled like boy sweat and pizza. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z One guy makes a basketball shot from a thousand miles away. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Several kids were playing basketball on a cement court that was nestled next to a canyon wall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I spent a weekend visiting Craig at Princeton, where he seemed to have slipped into a productive rhythm of playing basketball, taking classes, and hanging out at a campus center designed for minority students. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In December, O High’s Wildcats basketball team played its first home game wearing blue jerseys with Sasha’s name on the back and the words No H8 on the front. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The five guys on the class basketball team, including my friend Eric, took the test for Stuyvesant, and we all passed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I said after we pulled a bunch of basketballs out from behind the bleachers. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He looks funny in those basketball shorts, honestly—the most unlikely point guard ever. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Through the eye sockets I could see her standing in the back of the gym, underneath the basketball hoop. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t until Coach Hart passed me in the hall, tipped his basketball hat at me and said, “Nice job the other day,” that I felt suddenly certain I’d spontaneously combust. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Maya and I started going to the basketball games to cheer from the bleachers. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z On the east side of the school building was a barren playground with a basketball goal. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the basketball courts,” Oliver reminded her before she could rope him into helping more. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That kind of cheering made this sound like a basketball game. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some high-schoolers were playing basketball up the street, but they weren’t noticing. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Does basketball help him the way it helps me? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The basketball hit the rim of the net but then went in. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A girl in blue basketball shorts turned to look at him. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Talking about basketball in the streets of Harlem? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z We smoked him with the jokes all the time because he’d tried out for the basketball team every single year, and got cut every single year, because he just wasn’t very good. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m not a star, but I am the only white kid on our varsity basketball team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The name Myron Bolitar is all over the gym. He holds almost every basketball record at the school. Most points, most rebounds, most wins.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But he had lived with a basketball, had paid his dues, and could now exult in this one small skill of boyhood. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes her hand, the one with Worm’s dad’s big basketball ring on it, and smacks me across my face. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Kenny knelt on the ground next to me, studying the gas tank and bouncing his basketball off the front wheel. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped long enough to issue threats from where they stood on the grass surrounding the basketball courts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “No, actually, I was thinking of trying out for the basketball team.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He did all his signing with his left hand and only while wearing the dark glasses and false mustache he had used unsuccessfully to help him begin playing basketball again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If you are stumped by the final question, it might help to know that Coaching Principles was taught by Jim Harrick Jr., an assistant coach with the university’s basketball team. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Dorothy was holding hands with her latest, a senior basketball player, and I had my lip out about it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Her basketball team didn’t win many games without her, and there were whispers at first, but the school keeps on going, as does everything else in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the street from the Baptist church was a park with two basketball courts, a playground, and a grassy path lined with benches. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I only like to bounce a basketball 3 times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Myron often regaled me with stories of the lame stuff they used to do together in that room—play board games like Risk and Stratego, trade baseball cards, set up their own Nerf basketball leagues. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Two teenaged boys lived there, and their deck overflowed with soccer balls, baseball bats, tennis rackets, basketballs, hockey sticks, and apparatus from games Luke could only guess at. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The boys, their mouths gaping, watched her turn the corner faster than any Fry Flamingos basketball player. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Or did an omnipotent God create the basketballs out of the vacuum of space? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I’ve practiced martial arts ever since, in those obscure corners of the globe, mostly as a way to keep in shape for basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As in: If we get one C on our report cards, I’m afraid Mom will reach her tipping point and that will be the end of basketball. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The State did elicit from Steve that he spoke to Mr. King about basketball. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a basketball game, last game of the season. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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