hook shot
noun
: a shot in basketball made usually while standing sideways to the basket by swinging the ball up in an arc with the far hand
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In 15½ minutes, Payton scored nine points, including a corner 3-pointer, and had two rebounds, an assist and a sneak-behind block of a short hook shot by 7-footer Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
The Hoosiers drew first blood, Trayce Jackson-Davis free throws following a Race Thompson hook shot to take a four-point lead.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2023
Jarrett Allen responded with a dunk and a hook shot to keep the Cavaliers within a point, allowing Mitchell’s last-gasp effort to send the game into overtime.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
Hall hit a hook shot in the paint, then Akins soared for a tip-in to tie it.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
As practice wrapped Monday, though, James briefly broke, picking up the ball and flipping up a hook shot from beyond half court.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Purdue misses its first 2 before Zach Edey makes a hook shot with 18:14 left.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2023
Case in point, a hook shot at Houston this season.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2021
His hook shot from his right hand.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
The Hoosiers drew first blood, Trayce Jackson-Davis free throws following a Race Thompson hook shot to take a four-point lead.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2023
Jarrett Allen responded with a dunk and a hook shot to keep the Cavaliers within a point, allowing Mitchell’s last-gasp effort to send the game into overtime.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
Hall hit a hook shot in the paint, then Akins soared for a tip-in to tie it.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
As practice wrapped Monday, though, James briefly broke, picking up the ball and flipping up a hook shot from beyond half court.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Purdue misses its first 2 before Zach Edey makes a hook shot with 18:14 left.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2023
Case in point, a hook shot at Houston this season.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2021
His hook shot from his right hand.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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First Known Use
circa 1932, in the meaning defined above
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“Hook shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20shot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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