Phrase thesaurus
Basketball Phrases
177 phrases and expressions related to "basketball".
Phrases
- 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
- Ball of fire
- Basket case
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
Related
- 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)
- Bean Burrito (Nickname of basketball player Nick Young)
- Beast or Perk (Nickname of basketball player Kendrick Perkins)
- 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)
- 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)
- Chocolate Thunder (Nickname of basketball player Darryl Dawkins)
- Clyde the Glide (Nickname of basketball player Clyde Drexler)
- 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)
- Ditty Bop (Nickname of basketball player Baron Davis)
- Doc Howard (Nickname of basketball player Dwight Howard)
- Dollar Bill (Nickname of basketball player Bill Bradley)
- Downtown Freddie (Nickname of basketball player Fred Brown)
- 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)
- Get Buckets (Nickname of basketball player Ricky Davis)
- 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)
- Grits N Gravy (Nickname of basketball player Ricky Davis)
- Ground Hog Day (Nickname of basketball player Tim Duncan)
- Hair Canada (Nickname of basketball player Steve Nash)
- Half Man Half Amazing (Nickname of basketball player Vince Carter)
- His Airness (Nickname of basketball player Michael Jordan)
- His Heinous (Nickname of basketball player Bill Laimbeer)
- 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)
- The Basketball Jesus (Nickname of Larry Bird)