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Basketball's a Drag is a Bart Simpson story that appears in Bart Simpson #78.

Budget cuts force Groundskeeper Willie to cut one player from the boy's basketball team. Even though he is one of the better players, Bart gets cut. Milhouse feels sorry for Bart and says that's a shame he's not a girl, since their team needs more players. Lisa is one of the players in the school's girls 'teams and when she sprain her metacarpal and forced to give up playing for four to six weeks, Bart gets an idea how he can come up with the girls' team. Lisa looking for a replacement but can not find one and Springfield is only one game from the final against Shelbyville. Bart tells Lisa and Principal Skinner that he can replace Lisa. After Bart takes on a wig representing Lisa's hair understanding Skinner that it can works but Lisa thinks it is cheating. Lisa tell Bart these situations never work out well, but after Bart buts on Lisa's basketball uniform, she think she make a convincing girl.