“Basketball” in Turkish

In Turkish, “Basketball” (the noun, as in the sport) is written as:

Basketbol

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I was the captain of my school’s basketball team when I was younger.”

Gençliğimde okulumun basketbol takımının kaptanıydım.

 
“They are in the living room watching a basketball game on TV.”

Oturma odasında televizyonda basketbol maçı izliyorlar.

 
“He is a famous basketball player.”

O ünlü bir basketbol oyuncusu.

 
“Do you know how to play basketball?”

Basketbol oynamayı biliyor musun?

 
“My kids have basketball practice after school.”

Çocuklarımın okuldan sonra basketbol idmanları var.