air ball
Shot hitting nothing
An air ball is a shot in basketball that misses the rim, net, and backboard entirely—nothing but air.
The term extends to any embarrassing miss or failed attempt: His joke landed like an air ball.
Fans often chant "air ball" to mock a player who throws one.
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
flub · botch · choke · gaffe · blooper · bungle · miss · mistake · screwup · goof
brick
Fired clay building unit
backboard · three-pointer · layup · shooter · rebound · fadeaway · off-target · wide · short · long
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- Stadium Chantshere we go, lets go, we believe, call and response, call-and-response
- basketball rulespersonal foul, technical foul, traveling, double dribble, carrying
shooting accuracy/success
air ballswish
Soft rushing sound
nothing but net · splash · buzzer beater · bucket · game winner
aesthetic quality of shot
air ballswish
Soft rushing sound
nothing but net · pure · silky smooth · cash · wet