Learn English: Basketball Vocabulary

Do you love basketball? Want to watch NBA games in English and talk about the game with your English-speaking friends? Watch this vocabulary lesson to learn about some of the basic words used in basketball, like hoop, backboard, shoot, lay-up, and slam dunk. I’ll also show you how some of these words are used in other, everyday situations as well. Have fun with sports and English. Note: there is a small spelling mistake in Larry O’Brien’s name in the lesson. It is spelled with an ‘e’. More of my videos about SPORTS: English Vocabulary: Sports of the Winter Olympics 10 English Expressions from Sports In this video: 00:00 basketball vocabulary 00:46 court 00:54 arena & stadium 01:15 sidelines 01:40 3-point line 02:24 guards, forwards, center, coach, referees 03:09 basket, backboard, hoop, net 03:39 4 quarters & overtime 04:26 out of bounds 05:17 3-point line 05:19 free throw line 05:54 key 06:23 pass & shoot 06:31 dribble 06:54 turnover 07:02 foul 07:21 eject 07:51 assist 08:08 steal 08:14 rebound 08:36 slam dunk 09:36 lay up 10:22 playoffs 10:30 Larry O’Brien Trophy