A laundry basket (the basket) of the present invention includes two portions or halves wherein one of the portions or halves extends into the other one to be able to be adjusted between an initial position and an adjusted position. Each portion or half includes side walls, a rear wall, a front wall, and a bottom including a plurality of openings. The rear wall and the front wall include handles defined therein for carrying the basket. The basket includes a divider wall inserted and secured by a pair of female connectors connected to and extending from the side walls. An advantage of the present invention is to provide a novel improved laundry basket that can expand into various lengths to accommodate storage and transportation of various loads of laundry and other articles.