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foul shot

NOUN
free throw
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Washington connected on nine of 10 free throws in the first half while Stanford didn’t attempt a foul shot.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

Jalen Hood-Schifino then missed a 3 and Camren Wynter hit another foul shot to help the Nittany Lions close it out.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

George missed the technical foul shot, but Nicolas Batum added a jumper after that to leave the Clippers up 89-78 entering the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

That was a foul shot and he lost the point as a result, meaning he did not get the break opportunity and Medvedev went on to hold.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022

The company had arranged with the National Basketball Association to have one lucky kid take a foul shot during halftime of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in June.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman


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