inbounds pass
noun
basketball
: a pass to start play from a player who is standing out of bounds to a player who is on the court
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Harden saw the inbounds pass slip through his hands and roll away as time expired.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The Clippers had one final chance in the extra period with three seconds remaining to get off a three-pointer and force double overtime, but James Harden failed to catch the ball from the inbounds pass.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Trailing by two, the former San Antonio Spurs guard took the inbounds pass and was matched up against Jokić and his massive 6-foot-11-inch frame.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Jayson Tatum’s alley-oop dunk — off another assist from James on an inbounds pass — capped a 15-0 U.S. run to close the half firmly in control.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The Clippers had one final chance in the extra period with three seconds remaining to get off a three-pointer and force double overtime, but James Harden failed to catch the ball from the inbounds pass.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Trailing by two, the former San Antonio Spurs guard took the inbounds pass and was matched up against Jokić and his massive 6-foot-11-inch frame.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Jayson Tatum’s alley-oop dunk — off another assist from James on an inbounds pass — capped a 15-0 U.S. run to close the half firmly in control.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Inbounds pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbounds%20pass. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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