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

Examples of inbounds pass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams stole an inbounds pass with 9:42 to play and ran the interception the length of the court for a dunk and a 94-79 lead, an arena that had waited 13 years to host another Finals game erupted. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025

And despite fumbling a lead in Game 4, the Lakers weren’t the only ones who thought Doncic should’ve been shooting free throws with a chance to take a lead with 30 seconds left after being tripped instead of the Lakers turning the ball over on the inbounds pass that followed. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025

Queen caught the inbounds pass at the top of the key and spun to the left. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025

DeWanna Bonner looked to get just enough space to receive an inbounds pass and toss up a go-ahead floater that would’ve put her team up, 90-88. —Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025

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