free throw
noun
: an unhindered shot in basketball made from behind a set line and awarded because of a foul by an opponent
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For Los Angeles this season, the 4-time All-Defensive selection averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting career highs of 47.1% from the field, 41.3% from 3-point range and 90.7% from the free throw line.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
Carrington started all 33 games while shooting 41.2% from the field, 32.2% from 3-point range and 78.5% from the free throw line as the youngest player in the vaunted Atlantic Coast Conference.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
Storr, a 6-foot-7 transfer from the University of Wisconsin, was 0-for-1 from 3 and 1-of-1 from the free throw line.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Barry is a slasher who can get to the foul line and make his underhand free throws, just like his dad.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 June 2024
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
Carrington started all 33 games while shooting 41.2% from the field, 32.2% from 3-point range and 78.5% from the free throw line as the youngest player in the vaunted Atlantic Coast Conference.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
Storr, a 6-foot-7 transfer from the University of Wisconsin, was 0-for-1 from 3 and 1-of-1 from the free throw line.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Barry is a slasher who can get to the foul line and make his underhand free throws, just like his dad.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 June 2024
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“Free throw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20throw. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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