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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On the subsequent inbounds pass, 76ers guard Maxey lost his balance after jumping to catch the ball, and then was stripped of the ball by New York guard Josh Hart, while 76ers coach Nick Nurse appeared, twice, to signal for a timeout from the 76ers’ bench. —

David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Apr. 2024 If McKinney wasn’t open, Coleman-Jones would catch the inbounds pass and look for a cutting BJ Davis. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 First Moore stole an inbounds pass and skied for a slam dunk, giving KU a 51-45 lead with 12:18 to play. —

Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025 That meant Jalen Suggs never took the inbounds pass, never frantically dribbled just a few steps past halfcourt and never launched the shot that bounced off the backboard and through the net, breaking the heart of every Bruin. —

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inbounds pass

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