The basketball player stooped to get through the door.
No, the word basketball is not a proper noun and so it does not get capitalized in a sentence unless it is the first word of that sentence.
There are several ways to use maverick in a sentence. One sentence for the word is; The basketball team, the Mavericks, won a championship this year.
"His height was a factor in his ability to dunk a basketball."
go play outside. play basketball in the morning
His first basketball coach had been a loud and demeaning martinet.
Michael Jordan's metier was basketball, because he was the best in the game.
The basketball needed air. We played a game of basketball.
My friends and I tried out for the basketball team.
The basketball player was very well known.
After 24 hours of playing basketball, the boys finally had to succumb to exhaustion and go to sleep.
Basketball is a very energetic sport that is convenient for the whole family!