| RODMAN | Dennis, US basketball player who was married to the actress Carmen Electra from 1998-99 (6) |
| BRYANT | Kobe _, late US basketball player who adopted the nickname the Black Mamba (6) |
| IRVING | Kyrie _, US basketball player who plays for the Brooklyn Nets (6) |
| DANIEL | James Bond star, who is married to the actress Rachel Weisz, ------ Craig (6) |
| SHEILA | First name of the actress who was married to the late John Thaw (6) |
| CLAIRE | Actress who was married to the author Philip Roth from 1990-95 (6,5) |
| JORDAN | Michael ___, US basketball player; 1991 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (6) |
| PARKER | Tony ___ French-American former basketball player who was MVP of the 2007 NBA finals |
| ERVING | Julius ___, former US basketball player nicknamed Dr J (6) |
| LILLEY | Peter ?, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party from 1998-99 (6) |
| PHILHARRIS | US bandleader and actor who was married to the actress Alice Faye from 1941-95 (4,6) |
| ANTHONYNEWLEY | Actor who was married to the actress Joan Collins from 1963 to 1970 (7,6) |
| LAMAR | Retired US basketball player who was formerly married to Khloe Kardashian, ___ Odom (5) |
| ROSITA | Bilingual turquiose Sesame Street character performed by Mexican actress Carmen Osbahr, introduced in 1991 (6) |
| HARLEM | US basketball team founded in 1926 who are famous for their exhibition matches (6) |
| MARTIN | Kenyon, who got the most votes for the AP All-America basketball team |
| MICHAELJORDAN | US basketball player who won the Sports Illustrated 1991 Sportsman of the Year award (7,6) |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ___, US basketball player who played the title role in the films Steel and Kazaam (5) |
| LEBRONJAMES | US basketball player who stars as himself in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy (6,5) |
| LAKERS | L.A. _; US basketball team (6) |
