Definition of "airball" []

• A shot which misses the backboard, rim and net entirely. (noun)

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• "(AP) - LeBron James tossed up a rare airball from the top of the 3-point arc that showed he's human."
• "Boone, who threw up an airball from the foul line earlier in the game, was 3-of-8 there overall."
• "On four straight possessions later in the third, Eric Snow missed a layup, Hughes fired up an airball from the corner, Ilgauskas bricked a jumper off the backboard and Devin Brown put up another airball."