| Hula helper? | 12 |
| Hula -- | 7 |
| Holey roller | 12 |
| Free-throw target | 17 |
| Embroidering aid | 16 |
| Earring or skirt shape | 22 |
| Dwayne Wade target | 18 |
| Court fixture | 13 |
| Circlet | 7 |
| Cask support | 12 |
| Cask feature | 12 |
| Basketball ___ | 14 |
| Basket to some | 15 |
| Animal trainer's prop | 25 |
| Abdul-Jabbar's target | 25 |
| A circus lion may jump through one | 34 |
| "___ Dreams" (documentary film) | 41 |
| "___ Dreams" (1994 documentary film) | 46 |
| ''___ Dreams'' (1994 documentary film) | 54 |
| __ skirt | 8 |
| Barrel worker | 13 |
| 1978 Burt Reynolds film | 23 |
| "Sesame Street" store owner | 37 |
| Burt Reynolds film: 1978 | 24 |
| "Poltergeist" director Tobe | 37 |
| Extravagant publicity | 21 |
| Major publicity | 15 |
| Big buildup | 11 |
| Sensationalism | 14 |
| Smoke and mirrors | 17 |
| What usually follows a big win | 30 |
| Ticker-tape parade, e.g. | 24 |
| Sensational publicity | 21 |
| P.R. man's forte | 20 |
| It usually follows a big win | 28 |
| Fanfare, informally | 19 |
| Celebratory commotion | 21 |
| Court sport | 11 |
| B-ball | 6 |
| Court activity | 14 |
| Barrel parts | 12 |
| Some earrings | 13 |
| Basketball, informally | 22 |
| They're shot on playgrounds | 31 |
| Basketball, slangily | 20 |
| It's okay to dribble in this | 32 |
| Wickets | 7 |
| This puzzle's theme, familiarly | 35 |
| Targets for Dr. J | 17 |
| Tall people shoot them | 22 |
| Stave holders | 13 |
| Roundball | 9 |
| Jordan's game | 17 |
| Hula in them | 12 |
| Holey rollers | 13 |
| Gym game | 8 |
| Game of two on two | 18 |
| Court targets | 13 |
| Court sport, in slang | 21 |
| Circular bands | 14 |
| Basketball rims | 15 |
| Basketball | 10 |
| Bands rolled by children | 24 |
| Ball game, informally | 21 |
| Appurtenances for dunking | 25 |
| "Yippee!" | 19 |
| Word of cheer | 13 |
| Victory cry | 11 |
| Exuberant cry | 13 |
| Cheering shout | 14 |
| Old-fashioned ''Yippee!'' | 41 |
| Word after two hips (Var.) | 26 |
| Word after two hips | 19 |
| Sideline shout | 14 |
| Old-fashioned "Yippee!" | 33 |
| Happy holler | 12 |
| A cheer | 7 |
| ''Whoopie!'' | 28 |
| "Whoopee!" | 20 |
| Bit of cheer | 12 |
| Yippee! | 7 |
| Joyful shout | 12 |
| Shout of excitement | 19 |
| Olé | 6 |
| Jubilant cry | 12 |
| Hip appendage? | 14 |
| Word that turns sarcastic when said blandly | 43 |
| Word after two hips? | 20 |
| Exclamation of joy or victory | 29 |
| This follows two hips | 21 |
| Follower of a pair of hips? | 27 |
| "Yay, yay!" | 21 |
| "Hip hip" follower | 28 |
| "_____ for Hollywood" | 31 |
| Stadium cheers | 14 |
| Shows of approval | 17 |
| Victory cheers | 14 |
| Exultant shouts | 15 |
| Cries of jubilation | 19 |
| Indiana player | 14 |