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jump hook
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdʒʌmp ˌhʊk/ us /ˈdʒʌmp ˌhʊk/
in basketball, a movement in which a player jumps in the air and uses their arm stretched out to the side to throw the ball sideways over their head to try to get it into the basket:
He made a huge jump hook in the lane late in the game.
He has a great jump hook that he almost never has to use.
His wrist was supple enough for him to fire right-handed jump hooks.
She scored with elegance, nailing an assortment of jump hooks.
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alley-oop
b-ball
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backfield
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foul
game ball
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rebound
rebounder
rebounding
reverse dribble
reverse pivot
turnover
See also
hook shot
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