TBT tournament
Definition
An acronym for 'The Basketball Tournament,' an annual open-application, single-elimination basketball tournament in the United States featuring teams of professional, college alumni, and international players competing for a large cash prize.
A colloquial shorthand for a time-based retrospective contest, though primarily used to refer to the specific high-stakes basketball event.
Examples
I spent my entire summer watching the TBT tournament just to see if a group of random college legends could actually beat a team of well-oiled professionals.
Joining the TBT tournament feels like a mid-life crisis move for retired players who still think they can jump high enough to dunk over the current youth.
The Elam Ending makes the TBT tournament ten times more stressful than any professional league game because there is no clock to save you from your poor defensive decisions.