17
hoops(noun, sport, game, ball)
16
ball(noun, activity, sport, equipment, ball)
12
basketball game(noun, expression, idiom, sport, game)
11
sport(noun, activity, game, ball)
11
B-ball(noun, sport, game, ball, brownball)
6
game(noun, activity, sport, ball)
6
hoop(noun, sport, game, ball)
5
basket-ball(noun, sport, game, ball)
5
basket ball(expression, idiom, activity, sport, equipment)
5
court game(expression, idiom, sport, game, ball)
3
basket(noun, activity, sport, equipment, ball)
2
ball game(expression, sport, game, ball)
-1
football(noun, sport, amusement, ball)
-1
soccer(noun, sport, amusement)
-1
cricket(noun, sport, amusement)
-1
golf(noun, sport, amusement)
-1
ice hockey(expression, idiom, sport, game, amusement)
-1
tennis(noun, sport, amusement)
-1
croquet(noun, sport, amusement)
-1
polo(noun, sport, amusement)
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