Also means
sneaker
Usage Note
Basket (also le basket-ball) is the shortened everyday term for basketball as a sport. In informal French, des baskets (always plural in this sense) refers to trainers or sneakers. Lâche-moi les baskets is a colloquial expression meaning 'get off my back'.
Examples
"Il joue au basket tous les samedis."
Natural Translation
He plays basketball every Saturday.

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