- HOOPS
- Certain earrings
- Hula ___
- Hula in them
- Basketball
- B-ball
- Basketball, slangily
- Roundball
- Basketball needs
- Wickets
- This puzzle's theme, familiarly
- Court action
- Basketball targets
- Some earrings
- Court game
- Ball game, informally
- Basketball rims
- Basketball, informally
- Basketball, so to speak
- Court sport, informally
- Circular earrings
- Lady's-wear in the good old days.
- Croquet wickets.
- Ladies' wear, old style.
- Croquet items.
- Rings.
- Round bands.
- Stave holders
- Barrel parts
- Holey rollers
- Bands rolled by children
- Circular bands
- Court targets
- Targets for Dr. J
- Appurtenances for dunking
- Gym game
- Stud alternatives
- 67-Across jewelry
- Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their ___, they can just say they're dressing like a congresswoman: A.O.C.
- Court activity, familiarly
- Staple accessory for Jennifer Lopez
- Tall people shoot them
- It's okay to dribble in this
- Hard court activity
- Jordan's game
- Game of two on two
- Some baskets
- Playground pastime of yore
- They're shot on playgrounds
- Gym game, informally
- The NBA's game, casually
- Jazz scores
- Sport for the C's and the Dubs
- Court sport
- Cavs' sport
- Court play
- Court sport, slangily