21.   And Bill Russell is just some old guy who used to play a little basketball.

22.   Anaheim was also without defenseman Pascal Trepanier who is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL while playing basketball on an off day last week.

23.   And I play man basketball.

24.   And for seven years, he played basketball.

25.   And it is why Quayle, like a small boy playing basketball with people very much taller, will surely end up looking brave rather than triumphant.

26.   And he still loves to play basketball, which partly explains his connection with the Globetrotters.

27.   And he played basketball.

28.   And how she considers playing professional basketball for the New England Blizzard a thrill, not a job.

29.   And it will be great if now he really wants to play basketball again.

30.   And this year more people lined up to see the Carolina Hurricanes play pro ice hockey than watched the revered Tar Heels play college basketball.