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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Then Shine’s Justin Harmon missed a jump shot ... and the ball was in Williams’ hands.
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Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
His jump shot looked pure, highlighted by a pair of successive 3-pointers on consecutive possessions.
—Roderick Boone
updated July 11, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
Johnson was a late bloomer, waiting for a growth spurt and obsessing over his jump shot in the meantime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
Watching Thompson film prompted Brea to make an adjustment to his jump shot.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
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Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
His jump shot looked pure, highlighted by a pair of successive 3-pointers on consecutive possessions.
—Roderick Boone
updated July 11, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
Johnson was a late bloomer, waiting for a growth spurt and obsessing over his jump shot in the meantime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
Watching Thompson film prompted Brea to make an adjustment to his jump shot.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
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“Jump shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20shot. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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