jump shot
noun
: a shot in basketball made by jumping into the air and releasing the ball with one or both hands at the peak of the jump
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Glenelg Country #1, Jalen Baker pull-up jump shot in the 1st half.
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Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
Prince started the quarter with a nice 15-foot jump shot and added another a few moments later.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
That came in Houston’s NRG Stadium on April 1, 2023, when Lamont Butler hit a jump shot from the right side with no time left to clip Florida Atlantic 72-71.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article MILWAUKEE — Wendell Carter Jr. grabbed an offensive rebound, hit a 16-foot jump shot and converted the and-one at the charity stripe.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
Prince started the quarter with a nice 15-foot jump shot and added another a few moments later.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
That came in Houston’s NRG Stadium on April 1, 2023, when Lamont Butler hit a jump shot from the right side with no time left to clip Florida Atlantic 72-71.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article MILWAUKEE — Wendell Carter Jr. grabbed an offensive rebound, hit a 16-foot jump shot and converted the and-one at the charity stripe.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Jump shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20shot. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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