50 Funny Basketball Puns

Here are 50 funny basketball jokes and the best basketball puns to crack you up. These jokes about basketball are great jokes for kids and adults.

Basketball puns

Here is our top list of basketball dad jokes. Find your favorite puns about basketball, have a laugh, then share and enjoy this basketball humor with others.

1. Where is a basketball player’s favorite place to eat? Dunkin’ Donuts.
2. Why can’t basketball players go on vacation? They aren’t allowed to travel.
3. Why did the basketball player visit the bank? His transactions were all bouncing.
4. What do you call a shark that plays basketball? A Shaq.
5. Who’s the best basketball player in a galaxy far far away? Kobe-Wan Kenobi.

6. What do you call an unbelievable story about a basketball player? A tall tale.
7. Which is the most popular basketball move among gators? The Alli-oop.
8. Why doesn’t Celsius play basketball? It wouldn’t be Fahrenheit.
9. Why couldn’t the basketball player listen to his music? Because he broke a record.
10. Why did the basketball player bring his suitcase to the game? Because he traveled a lot.

11. What do you call a Greek basketball player? A hooplite.
12. Why did Cinderella fail at basketball? Because she ran away from the ball.
13. Why is it annoying to eat next to basketball players? They dribble all the time.
14. What does a basketball player do when he loses his eyesight? Become a referee.
15. What happens when your basketball team loses in March? You have March Madness sadness.

16. Why do birds make bad basketball players? They’re always committing fowls.
17. What do you call a shrimp that’s really good at basketball? Leprawn James.
18. Why are frogs so good at basketball? Because they always make jump shots.
19. What basketball team do Koopas cheer for and that Mario thinks sucks? The Shelltics.
20. Why can’t you score against a basketball player who plays Minecraft? Because they are always blocking.

21. Why can’t you play basketball with pigs? They hog the ball.
22. What is a pirate’s favorite basketball move? The sky hook.
23. What is a basketball player’s favorite thing about astronomy? Shooting stars.
24. What do ghosts get called for the most in basketball? Ghoul tending.
25. How does a kangaroo pick his favorite basketball team? He jumps on the bandwagon.

Basketball one liners

Here are some great basketball joke one liners that you can quip whenever someone is talking about basketball.

26. I used to be addicted to basketball, but I rebounded.
27. Basketball sued Tennis for no reason. Now they have to go to court.
28. Basketball players stay cool in hot gyms by hanging out near the fans.
29. The judge sentenced the basketball player to life imprisonment because he shot the ball.
30. My tennis career has taught me that I can be the best basketball player ever. Nothing but net.

31. I invited my flat-earther friend to play basketball. He brought a frisbee with him.
32. Scrambled eggs are similar to a losing basketball team because both are beaten.
33. Many basketball players fail their tests in school because they do not want to pass.
34. Basketball players are the most upstanding members of society. They really are people to look up to.
35. They always asked me if I played basketball because I was tall. They stopped asking me that when I asked them if they play mini-golf.

36. Our basketball coach loves dogs. He has three-pointers.
37. I think you’re a basketball fan because each time I looked at you, my D. Rose.
38. My dad is really good at basketball. He always told me, “I’ve been Duncan all my life.”
39. I donated my old basketball hoop to the school for the blind. It will be missed.
40. I couldn’t figure out why the basketball kept getting larger and larger. Then it hit me.

Best basketball jokes

These next funny basketball puns are some of our best jokes and puns about basketball!

41. What do you call a sad basketball player? A bawler.
42. What do the basketball players say when they miss a basket? Shoot.
43. Why did the basketball player bring pencils to the NBA game? He wanted to draw fouls.
44. Why does an octopus perform poorly on a basketball court? It’s always getting tentacle fouls.
45. What do an angry bunny and a pro basketball player have in common? Mad hops.

46. Why are spiders great at basketball? Because they’re eight-footers.
47. What’s the first meal of the day called for basketball players? Fast Breaks.
48. Why did the basketball player sign up for the crafting club? He wanted to learn how to make baskets.
49. What do you call a ballet dancer who also can shoot 3’s on the basketball court? A baller-ina.
50. Why should you never pick a Lego Minifigure for your basketball team? They only throw up bricks.

Final thoughts

After reading through all these hilarious jokes about basketball, we hope you had a good laugh.

If you want to hear more funny puns, then check out these other great lists of funny jokes:

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• Rugby puns
• Jokes about cricket
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