| NBA team |
| NBA All-Star nicknamed "Flash |
| ABA/NBA star with more than 30,000 points |
| Airline that Eddie Rickenbacker headed |
| Five-time teammate of Bryant, Duncan, and Nowitzki at the NBA All-Star Game |
| Heat forward who won the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 1981 NBA MVP |
| Miami's NBA franchise |
| Cornball |
| Cornball comebacks |
| NBA team whose mascot is Burnie |
| NBAer orig. from Minnesota |
| Atlanta NBA team |
| The NBA's Elvin Hayes, to fans |
| Pinball |
| Actor Hackman of "The Royal Tenenbaums |
| What band does w/fanbase, hopefully |
| Former NBA competitor |
| Sinbad the Sailor's hometown |
| Boat salesperson's cornball come-on? |
| Cannonball' singer-songwriter Damien |
| Cannonball's trajectory |
| Dinka tribesman Manute who blocked over 2,000 shots in the NBA |
| Like some sunbathers |
| NBA strategy that involves deliberately fouling the opponent with the worst free throw percentage |
| Place for pinball machines |
| Opting not to sunbathe? |
| Raptors point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 6'0": 2 wds. |
| Unbalanced |
| Part of NBA practices |