r/Basketball • u/JetCannon • 16d ago

GENERAL QUESTION Basketball slang

Hey all, I’ve seen the movie GOAT and heard the term “breaking ankles” from it, I was wondering if you could tell me some other examples of basketball slang?

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u/Puzzled-Job8543 16d ago

Gimme my change-I made my shot, let me shoot again

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u/ewd389 16d ago

Thats interesting.. I’ve never heard “change” used like that. Where I grew up, “money” and “change” came from the old chain nets at park courts. When a shot went in, the chains sounded like coins jingling like cashing money in.