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
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On a side out-of-bounds play drawn up by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra with 3.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Adebayo caught the inbounds pass from Nikola Jovic and quickly dribbled into a 19-foot midrange jumper that went in right as the final buzzer sounded.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Trying to inbound the ball while also taking time off the game clock, Davis slow-rolled his inbounds pass to Vincent, but drew an offensive foul when Daniels ran into the backcourt looking to steal the ball.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
On the subsequent inbounds pass, 76ers guard Maxey lost his balance after jumping to catch the ball, and then was stripped of the ball by New York guard Josh Hart, while 76ers coach Nick Nurse appeared, twice, to signal for a timeout from the 76ers’ bench.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Apr. 2024
If McKinney wasn’t open, Coleman-Jones would catch the inbounds pass and look for a cutting BJ Davis.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Trying to inbound the ball while also taking time off the game clock, Davis slow-rolled his inbounds pass to Vincent, but drew an offensive foul when Daniels ran into the backcourt looking to steal the ball.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
On the subsequent inbounds pass, 76ers guard Maxey lost his balance after jumping to catch the ball, and then was stripped of the ball by New York guard Josh Hart, while 76ers coach Nick Nurse appeared, twice, to signal for a timeout from the 76ers’ bench.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Apr. 2024
If McKinney wasn’t open, Coleman-Jones would catch the inbounds pass and look for a cutting BJ Davis.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Inbounds pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbounds%20pass. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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