Basketball Limerick Poems

A referee, with whistle so keen,
Said, "These fouls, they're the worst I have seen!"
With stripes black and white,
He'd call every slight,
Then tripped on a sneaker,...

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Michael Jordan, with leaps so absurd,
Through defenders, he'd fly, never deterred.
With a slam and a swish,
He'd make every fan wish,
Their own dunks were equally preferred.

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Phil Jackson, with Zen and with grace,
Would coach with a calm, peaceful face.
With triangles and sighs,
He'd win all the prizes,
"Now just breathe," he'd say, "Find...

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Larry Bird, with his trash talk so fine,
Would shoot from the corner, on time.
With a smirk and a stare,
He'd just stand right there,
"That's a three,...

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A giraffe, named Gertrude, so tall,
Tried to join a small basketball brawl.
She dunked with her head,
The ref turned quite red,
"That's a foul! You're too high...

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Untimely was Hamilton Hicks
In making his basketball picks.
He knew it all well,
How each bracket fell,
But always too late with his clicks.
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In debate a gallop called Gish
Scored points like a basketball's swish
That Joe could not block!
So now taking stock
Biden's sideline walk is our wish

DT's sick slick...

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I made the bet on who’d win the game
the Bulls looked great; my team played quite lame
dressed in clown’s clothes
with a red clown nose
the whole...

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Basketball tip off at grade school game
My biggest lifetime shot at fame
Got the ball and took off
Heard the yells from aloft
Wrong way I went but...

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there is a fellow named saul
who loves to play basketball
can run shoot and pass
always scores so fast
and only stands three foot tall

saul lives in the...

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Once lived an energetic lad in Montreal
He was rather large, I would say, seven feet tall
Tough as old shoe leather
He did not care whether
He played...

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Winners do not quit; and quitters do not win.
I once read a story of a middle ages warrior
who was being held prisoner.  While in...

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The basketball player Will Droop
Just skipped to the 'loo for a poop
Our cameras were there
To capture mid-air
This amazing Sports Channel scoop!...

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Too-tall Jackson had a tail like a fish 
But when he swam his gym shoes went squish-squish
   He took up basketball
  ...

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To excel at the game basketball
It helps if you are incredibly tall
Two points you can get
By dropping the ball in the net
Without making much effort...

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