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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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.
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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
After an inbounds pass opposite his own basket, Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard inadvertently struck Brunson in the face, a sequence that sent the star guard tumbling to the ground.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
With three seconds left in Game 3 at the Forum and the Knicks leading, 102-100, West took an inbounds pass from Chamberlain at the far end of the court, dribbled twice, then let fly two steps beyond the key, the ball swishing through as time expired.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
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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
After an inbounds pass opposite his own basket, Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard inadvertently struck Brunson in the face, a sequence that sent the star guard tumbling to the ground.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
With three seconds left in Game 3 at the Forum and the Knicks leading, 102-100, West took an inbounds pass from Chamberlain at the far end of the court, dribbled twice, then let fly two steps beyond the key, the ball swishing through as time expired.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
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