: a hook shot in which the player jumps before releasing the ball
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Kalkbrenner hit a jump hook and the Huskies turned the ball over on a shot clock violation as Creighton came out of the break on a 9-3 run, its lead swelling to 17 points.—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 In the third quarter, his 3-point play on a left-handed layup followed by that lefty jump hook on a roll down the lane staked the Cadets to their largest lead of the game at 46-25.—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 Then, after Washington’s D.J. Davis buried a three-pointer, Mara made another jump hook to put UCLA up by five.—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025 Adebayo opened 0 for 5 before converting a short jump hook with 5:08 left in the second period, then scoring again on the Heat’s next possession.—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jump hook
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