courtside

noun

court·​side ˈkȯrt-ˌsīd 

: the area at the edge of a court (as for tennis or basketball)

Examples of courtside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

JuJu also fills seats and lures celebrities; actor Jason Sudeikis was courtside Wednesday night, as was the usual collection of USC women’s basketball alumni headed by the queen, Cheryl Miller. —Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025

Lakers fans have spotted him courtside with his son Ray, and last month, Lorraine shared a rare selfie of the pair together on Instagram. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025

Following a trophy presentation to Herro, fans finally got a glimpse of the NBA’s all-time leading 3-point shooter: Curry, who was introduced on the videoboards while sitting courtside before the ensuing Dunk Contest. —Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025

Those scenes were likely shot when LaMelo’s Hornets paid Lonzo’s Bulls a visit in Chi-town on Jan. 17, as Gelo watched his bros hoop with a courtside view. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for courtside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied