Glossary of basketball terms
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This glossary of basketball terms is a list of definitions of terms used in the game of basketball. Like any other major sport, basketball features its own extensive vocabulary of unique words and phrases used by players, coaches, sports journalists, commentators, and fans.
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<dt id="Script error: No such module "delink"." >National Basketball Association (NBA)
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