shootaround

noun

shoot·​around ˈshüt-ə-ˌrau̇nd How to pronounce shootaround (audio)
: a usually informal basketball practice session

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And if Wembanyama is angry about missing most of Game 4, then even better, Spurs guard Devin Vassell said Tuesday at shootaround. CBS News, 12 May 2026 From a tumultuous trade deadline to late-season frustrations between players and coaches that nearly derailed a shootaround, tension simmered throughout the year. Tony Jones, New York Times, 11 May 2026 The appreciation began at shootaround with the team displaying a tribute photo on the jumbotron inside the arena. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 DiVincenzo suffered the injury on a Saturday, had surgery to repair the following day and, three days after that, was scootering around the team’s practice facility during Minnesota’s shootaround ahead of Game 6 of Round 1 against Denver. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shootaround

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shootaround was in 1978

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“Shootaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shootaround. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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