hook shot

noun

basketball : a shot made by swinging the ball up and over your head with a long movement of your arm

Full Definition of HOOK SHOT

: a shot in basketball made usually while standing sideways to the basket by swinging the ball up in an arc with the far hand

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circa 1932

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