| Mav or Knick, for short |
LA Times Mini |
06 Apr 2026 |
| Celtic or Bull, e.g. |
LA Times Mini |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Pacer, e.g. |
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| Pro hoops athlete, briefly |
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| Hawk or Raptor |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Pro hoopster |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Pro hoopster |
LA Times Daily |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Brooklyn Net, for one |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2023 |
| Hoops pro |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Wizard or Warrior |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Blazer or Cav |
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| Blazer or Cav |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2020 |
| Hoops pro |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Hawk or Raptor, briefly |
Universal |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Paid hoopster |
Newsday |
26 May 2019 |
| Net or Knick |
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| Net or Knick |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Laker or Raptor, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jan 2019 |
| Laker or Raptor, briefly |
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| Net or Knick |
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| Laker or Raptor, briefly |
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| Hawk or Raptor, briefly |
|
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| Net, but not Jet or Met |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2018 |
| Net, but not Jet or Met |
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| Bull, Blazer or Buck |
Newsday |
04 May 2018 |
| Warrior on the court, for short |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2018 |
| Warrior on the court, for short |
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| Net, but not Jet or Met |
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| Warrior on the court, for short |
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| Mav or Cav |
USA Today |
13 Jun 2017 |
| Hornet, for one |
Newsday |
18 Feb 2017 |
| Mav or Cav |
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| Mav or Cav |
LA Times Daily |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Warrior or Wizard |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2016 |
| Buck or Bull, briefly |
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| Cav or Mav |
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| Cav or Mav |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2016 |
| Mav or Cav |
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| Hawk or Hornet |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2015 |
| Clipper or Laker, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2015 |
| Pro basketball player, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2015 |
| Pro hoopster |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2015 |
| Bull or Celtic |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2015 |
| Pro hoopster |
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| Pro basketball player, briefly |
|
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| Hawk or Hornet |
|
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| Bull or Celtic |
|
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| Clipper or Laker, briefly |
|
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| Hawk or Raptor |
|
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| Jazz player, briefly |
|
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| Pro cager, briefly |
|
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| Knick or Celt |
|
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| Knick or Celt |
|
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| Grizzly or Timberwolf, briefly |
|
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| Pro cager |
|
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| Pro cager |
|
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| Hawk or Bull |
|
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| Sixer or Mav |
|
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| Rocket, e.g. |
|
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| Pro hoopster |
|
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| Mav or Cav |
|
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| Pro hoopster |
|
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| Brooklyn Net, for one |
|
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| Pro cager, for short |
|
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| One missing 2011-12 preseason games, at least |
|
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| Pro hoopster, for short |
|
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| Celt or Cav |
|
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| Pro on the hardwood |
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| Jazz man, e.g.? |
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| Knick, for one |
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| Hawk, for one |
|
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| LeBron James, for one |
|
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| One paid to make hoops, briefly |
|
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| Celtic or Knick |
|
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| One paid to make hoops, briefly |
|
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| Pro cager |
|
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| Celtic, for example |
|
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| Cav or Mav |
|
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| Cav or Mav |
|
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| Cav or Mav, e.g. |
|
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| Hawk or Raptor, e.g. |
|
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| Hornet, e.g. |
|
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| Pro cager, for short |
|
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| Buck or Bull, briefly |
|
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| Cav or Mav |
|
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| Buck or Bull, briefly |
|
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| Sonic, for one |
|
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| Celt or Mav, say |
|
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| Bobcat or Timberwolf |
|
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| Cav or Mav |
|
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| Knick or Net, e.g. |
|
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| Sun or Rocket, briefly |
|
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| Sonic, for one |
|
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| Raptor or Hawk |
|
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| Rocket or Raptor |
|
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| Sun or Rocket, briefly |
|
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| Shaq, for one |
|
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| Pro hoopster |
|
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| Shaq, for one |
|
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| 24 Across, for one |
|
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| Hoopster |
|
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| Timberwolf or Grizzly, for short |
|
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| Timberwolf or Grizzly, for short |
|
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| Cager |
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| NY Knick, for one |
|
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| Hawk, e.g., briefly |
|
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| Cager |
|
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| Hawk, e.g., briefly |
|
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| Bull or Cav |
|
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| 6-Across member, for short |
|
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| Bull, but not Bear, briefly |
|
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| Celtic or 76er |
|
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| Piston, for one, briefly |
|
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| Piston, for one, briefly |
|
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| Hawk or Bull, briefly |
|
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| Hawk or Bull, briefly |
|
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| Hawk or Bull, briefly |
|
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| Cager, on the sports page |
|
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| LeBron James or Kevin Durant, briefly |
|
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| Any member of the Heatles |
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| Maverick, e.g. |
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