Is "basketball" a proper or common noun?

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Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Do you have a sentence for it?
No. I just wanted to know. It's part of my homework and I'm in 4th grade.
In this sentence, basketball is a common noun.
We played basketball in gym today.

In this sentence, basketball is a proper noun.
The National Basketball Association is investigating some of its players.
Common noun because it is the name of ball.
I like poop
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