power forward
noun
: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket
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Starting power forward Aaron Gordon was also ruled out Monday due to injury management, landing Nnaji in the starting lineup against the Pelicans.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The Fever also just signed Natasha Howard to presumably start at power forward, replacing Smith in the first five.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Key players who elected to enter the transfer portal in recent years were post Lauren Betts (UCLA) and power forward Kiki Iriafen (USC).
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Maryland countered with a 7-3 spurt that ended with a rare 3-pointer from junior power forward Tafara Gapare (his first in four games) and pulled the team within 26-23 with 4:19 to go.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The Fever also just signed Natasha Howard to presumably start at power forward, replacing Smith in the first five.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Key players who elected to enter the transfer portal in recent years were post Lauren Betts (UCLA) and power forward Kiki Iriafen (USC).
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Maryland countered with a 7-3 spurt that ended with a rare 3-pointer from junior power forward Tafara Gapare (his first in four games) and pulled the team within 26-23 with 4:19 to go.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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