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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Two Dream free throws push the lead back to four, but Carleton’s inbounds pass went to Shepard in the lane for a bucket to get the Lynx back within two.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
New York lost another heart-breaker in another finals rematch to Minnesota in its next game, while Las Vegas followed up its victory with a nail-biter in Phoenix, stealing an inbounds pass with less than four seconds to play to secure the win.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Late in Thursday’s win over Los Angeles, Lofton gathered the ball for an inbounds pass and fired a bomb past halfcourt to Walsh, who finished with a windmill dunk.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Queen caught the inbounds pass at the top of the key and spun to the left.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
New York lost another heart-breaker in another finals rematch to Minnesota in its next game, while Las Vegas followed up its victory with a nail-biter in Phoenix, stealing an inbounds pass with less than four seconds to play to secure the win.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Late in Thursday’s win over Los Angeles, Lofton gathered the ball for an inbounds pass and fired a bomb past halfcourt to Walsh, who finished with a windmill dunk.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Queen caught the inbounds pass at the top of the key and spun to the left.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
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“Inbounds pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbounds%20pass. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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