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Action Jackson ( Nickname of Stephen Jackson )
Address the
ball
( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
After the
ball
was over
Agent Zero ( Nickname of basketball player Gilbert Arenas )
Air Canada ( Nickname of basketball player Vince Carter )
Air Jordan ( Nickname of basketball player Michael Jordan )
Air Zaire ( Nickname of basketball player Dikembe Mutombo )
Baby Gramps ( Nickname of basketball player Greg Oden )
Baby Jordan ( Nickname of basketball player Harold Miner )
Baby Shaq ( Nickname of Sofoklis Schortsanitis )
Ball
achingly good
Ball
and chain
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Ball
of fire
Basket
case
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Be a good
sport
Bean Burrito ( Nickname of basketball player Nick Young )
Beast or Perk ( Nickname of basketball player Kendrick Perkins )
Behind the eight
ball
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Big Al ( Nickname of football player Alan Shearer and of basketball player Al Jefferson )
Big Baby ( Nickname of basketball player Glen Davis )
Big Ben ( Nickname of basketball player Ben Wallace and American football player Ben Roethlisberger )
Big Country ( Nickname of basketball player Bryant Reeves )
Big Dog ( Nickname of basketball player Glenn Robinson )
Big Game James ( Nickname of basketball player James Posey )
Big Game James ( Nickname of basketball player James Worthy )
Big Nasty ( Nickname of basketball player Corliss Williamson )
Big Red ( Nickname of basketball player Arvydas Sabonis )
Big Shot Becky ( Nickname of basketball player Becky Hammon )
Big Shot Bob ( Nickname of basketball player Robert Horry )
Big Smooth ( Nickname of basketball player Charlie Villanueva )
Big Snacks ( Nickname of basketball player Jerome James )
Big Sofo ( Nickname of basketball player Sofoklis Schortsanitis )
Big Z ( Nickname of basketball player Zydrunas Ilgauskas )
Bird Man ( Nickname of basketball player Chris Andersen )
Black Jesus ( Nickname of basketball player Amare Stoudemire )
Black Mamba ( Nickname of basketball player Kobe Bryant )
Black Moses ( Nickname of basketball player Baron Davis )
Boom Dizzle ( Nickname of basketball player Baron Davis )
Brazilian Blur ( Nickname of basketball player Leandro Barbosa )
Bron Bron ( Nickname of basketball player LeBron James )
Buc The World ( Nickname of basketball player Greg Buckner )
Buffet of Goodness ( Nickname of basketball player Channing Frye )
Can of corn ( A baseball expression meaning a
ball
which is easy to catch )
Captain Canada ( Nickname of basketball player Steve Nash )
Captain Crunch ( Nickname of basketball player Jalen Rose )
Captain Jack ( Nickname of basketball player Stephen Jackson )
Captain Kirk ( Nickname of basketball player Kirk Hinrich )
Carry the
ball
Chicken in a
basket
Chocolate Thunder ( Nickname of basketball player Darryl Dawkins )
Clyde the Glide ( Nickname of basketball player Clyde Drexler )
Cock a
hoop
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Contact
sport
Curve
ball
( a difficult proposition - deriving from baseball terminology )
DaWhite Howard ( Nickname of basketball player David Lee )
Defende Reboundo ( Nickname of basketball player Dikembe Mutombo )
Det the Threat ( Nickname of basketball player Detlef Schrempf )
Different
ball
game
Ditty Bop ( Nickname of basketball player Baron Davis )
Doc Howard ( Nickname of basketball player Dwight Howard )
Dollar Bill ( Nickname of basketball player Bill Bradley )
Don't put all your eggs in one
basket
Downtown Freddie ( Nickname of basketball player Fred Brown )
Drop the
ball
Earl the Pearl ( Nickname of basketball player Earl Monroe )
Earl the Squirrel ( Nickname of basketball player Earl Boykins )
El Contusione ( Nickname of basketball player Manu Ginobili )
End of the
ball
game
Get Buckets ( Nickname of basketball player Ricky Davis )
Get the
ball
rolling
Ghostface ( Nickname of basketball player Joel Przybilla )
Go-Go Gadget Arms ( Nickname of basketball player Kevin Garnett )
Golden Graham ( Nickname of basketball player Joey Graham )
Good
sport
Grits N Gravy ( Nickname of basketball player Ricky Davis )
Ground Hog Day ( Nickname of basketball player Tim Duncan )
Ground
ball
( A baseball expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment )
Hair Canada ( Nickname of basketball player Steve Nash )
Half Man Half Amazing ( Nickname of basketball player Vince Carter )
Have a
ball
Have the
ball
at your feet
High
ball
High five
His Airness ( Nickname of basketball player Michael Jordan )
His Heinous ( Nickname of basketball player Bill Laimbeer )
Hoop
dreams
Hot Plate ( Nickname of basketball player John Sam Williams )
Hot Rod ( Nickname of basketball player Rodney Hundley )
Hungry Hungry Hilton ( Nickname of basketball player Hilton Armstrong )
Keep the
ball
rolling
Keep your eye on the
ball
Knock the cover off the
ball
( A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation )
On the
ball
Play
ball
Run with the
ball
Shoot hoops
Slam dunk
Spot the
ball
Start the
ball
rolling
Take me out to the
ball
game
That's the way the
ball
bounces
The Basketball Jesus ( Nickname of Larry Bird )
The Head
Ball
Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Ol'
Ball
Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Queen of TV Comedy ( Nickname of comedienne Lucille
Ball
)
The
ball
is in your court
The belle of the
ball
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The old
ball
and chain
The sound of leather on willow ( sound of the
ball
on the bat in cricket )
The
sport
of kings
The way the
ball
bounces
Trap and
ball
( children's
ball
game )
Whole
ball
of wax
Whole new
ball
game
Winning is the mark of the Rebel ( Rebel
Sport
advertising slogan )