free throw lane
noun
: a 12- or 16-foot-wide lane on a basketball court that extends from underneath the goal to a line 15 feet in front of the backboard and that players may not enter during a free throw
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Bradley inbounds from the right side instead of the point guard while his teammates align in a box set – one on each corner of the free throw lane.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
Both squads were forced to play physically with a lot of contact allowed by officials (with free throw lane violations and off ball fouls called to make up), which the Nighthawks happily accepted.
—Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2022
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
Both squads were forced to play physically with a lot of contact allowed by officials (with free throw lane violations and off ball fouls called to make up), which the Nighthawks happily accepted.
—Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2022
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Free throw lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20throw%20lane. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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