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The free-throw lane and free-throw circle together (originally, the lane was narrower than the circle's diameter, giving the area the appearance of a skeleton key hole). kicking A violation called when a player intentionally uses their foot or leg to contact the ball. Play is stopped and the ball is given to the non-violating team to inbound.
Offside is a rule used by several different team sports regulating aspects of player positioning. It is particularly used in field sports with rules deriving from the various codes of football , such as association football , rugby union and rugby league , and in similar 'stick and ball' sports e.g. ice hockey , broomball , field hockey and bandy .
Cherry picking in water polo is called "sea-gulling". Similar to the strategy in basketball, a swimmer of the defensive team remains on his or her offensive end and awaits a pass once teammates regain the ball. Cherry picking violates the offside rule of association football. In indoor football in many European countries, a rule named "Man over ...
Halfcourt shooting contests have a long history at high school, college and professional basketball games. The year Chicago Bulls fan Don Calhoun swished a shot of about 80 feet, from the opposite ...
As a team, the Bulls shot 12-of-52 (23.1%). As a team, they were 1-of-23 from 3-point range (4.3% — yes, four percent). As a team, they committed 10 turnovers, two fewer than their field goals ...
A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before the feet leave the ground. The pump fake is a fundamental move in basketball, used to cause defenders to jump (known in basketball slang as "lifting" the defender) or be shifted off-balance.
Houston. The Rockets don't have much to sell off. They've done a good job of keeping their roster young. But one name still looms large — Eric Gordon. They've held on to Gordon for far too long ...
Five-second throw-in violation – a team attempting a throw-in has a total of five seconds to release the ball towards the court. [4] Start of throw in count: When the basketball is at the disposal of the throw in team (usually bounced or handed to the throw in team by the official).