jump shot
noun
: a shot in basketball made by jumping into the air and releasing the ball with one or both hands at the peak of the jump
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The officials reviewed the play, and Smith was assessed a flagrant foul for not giving Clark enough room to land safely after her jump shot.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Officials assessed McCollum a technical foul for inadvertently kicking Brunson below the belt while flailing his leg on a fadeaway jump shot in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
After Quinonez clanked a third 3-point jump shot in three minutes off the rim late in the first quarter against 16-seed Texas -San Antonio, a visibly irritated Geno Auriemma immediately turned and pulled sophomore guard Allie Ziebell off the bench to replace her.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Agee turned the ball over with 15 seconds left, leading to a game-tying jump shot from Jalen Reece to send the game to a second overtime.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
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James Boyd, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Officials assessed McCollum a technical foul for inadvertently kicking Brunson below the belt while flailing his leg on a fadeaway jump shot in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
After Quinonez clanked a third 3-point jump shot in three minutes off the rim late in the first quarter against 16-seed Texas -San Antonio, a visibly irritated Geno Auriemma immediately turned and pulled sophomore guard Allie Ziebell off the bench to replace her.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Agee turned the ball over with 15 seconds left, leading to a game-tying jump shot from Jalen Reece to send the game to a second overtime.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Jump shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20shot. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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