shoot hoops

shoot (some) hoops

To play basketball, especially casually by simply shooting and not engaging in a game. I always meet up with a group of friends to shoot hoops every Wednesday evening. You want to hang out and shoot some hoops for a while?
See also: hoop, shoot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shoot ˈhoops

(American English, informal) play basketball: Hey Joe! Do you want to shoot some hoops?
See also: hoop, shoot
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • shoot (some) hoops
  • be a soft touch for (someone or something)
  • shoot the breeze
  • it's ill jesting with edged tools
  • shoot the bull
  • shoot the bull, to
  • shoot the crap
  • cruise around in
  • cruise around in (something)
References in periodicals archive
It's Absolutely Fabulous versus Strictly Come Dancing as Jennifer Saunders and Oti Mabuse shoot hoops in a celebrity netball match.
Both captains talk tactics ALL-STAR NETBALL FOR SPORT RELIEF Sat BBC2 7pm NEW It's Absolutely Fabulous versus Strictly Come Dancing, as Jennifer Saunders and Oti Mabuse shoot hoops in a fiercely contested celebrity netball match.
Aware that Pacquiao enjoys playing basketball as a pastime, Thurman told his foe to just "go shoot hoops.
There is no place for players on the court who shoot hoops rigidly, sticking to the same old game plan and relying on the same moves over and over again.
Restiano, without thinking, said, "I saw in your Facebook video that Shawn likes to shoot hoops. Although I am far too old to move around like he does anymore, I'd love to see if he can make a three point shot."
When people with disabilities need services, rehabilitation or a place to work out and shoot hoops, nonprofits such as the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges in Tulsa show up.
After graduating from college, he decided he didn't want to shoot hoops for a living, but would rather devote himself to making music.
During summer vacation, I'd hang out with my park friends and shoot hoops from morning till night, but when school started in September we'd go our separate ways and I'd repeat the pattern each year.
If Michael Jordan wants to shoot hoops, you let him shoot hoops.
Its fifth floor will hold a half court "Nike+ Basketball Trial Zone" where visitors can shoot hoops and test-drive the brand's seemingly infinite selection of basketball shoes.
Whether his kids shoot hoops or dribble the ball well, basketball is a game that keeps them fit as it requires a lot of running and jumping, helping to burn of calories and develop cardiovascular endurance.
The players' ball-handling wizardry rivals that of any circus performers, as they whirl and leap down the court weaving at speed to shoot hoops as if from nowhere.
5 SHOOT HOOPS HOOP earrings, previously cast out into the fashion wilderness, have come full circle, as it were, with huge danglers seen at Celine and Givenchy for SS16.
"While Pacquiao was consistently absent to train for his boxing bout, shoot his television programmes, or shoot hoops in basketball games, he was denying his constituents representation," argued Sevilla.
"While Pacquiao was consistently absent to train for his boxing bout, shoot his television programs, or shoot hoops in basketball games, he was denying his constituents representation," Sevilla said.