air balls
Shots missing everything
Air balls are basketball shots that miss the rim, backboard, and net entirely—nothing but air.
The term is almost always plural because fans chant it to taunt a shooter after such a miss: Air ball! Air ball!
A single instance is an air ball: He shot an air ball from the free throw line.
- attemptsEfforts to accomplish
- missed shotFailed scoring attempt
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- hoopRigid circular frame
- throwPropel by arm motion
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