For a long time, playing pickup basketball as an Asian-American guy involved the considerable likelihood that someone would call you Yao Ming.

很长一段时间以来，只要是亚裔美国人打篮球，就有可能会被叫作姚明。

A group of kids started a pickup game of basketball on the street outside.

一群孩子在外面开始了即兴街头篮球赛。

But growing up in California, I mostly kept fit by biking, bodysurfing and playing endless pickup games of basketball and touch football with neighborhood kids.

但是由于我是在加州长大的，我的大部分锻炼都是骑车、冲浪、在篮球场上不停地拣球、和邻居小孩玩橄榄球。

You may have certain very close friends you rely on for deeply personal conversations, and more casual friendships for movies, a pickup game of basketball or backyard cookouts.

你可以有一些非常亲密的朋友，可以与他们进行非常个人化的交谈，以及一些可以一起看电影、打篮球、聚餐的休闲朋友。