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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of inbound.

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Examples

  • After Carroll's free throws, the Nuggets called a timeout and inbounded from the frontcourt.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • The Knicks inbounded from the sideline with 0.1 seconds left, not enough time to catch and shoot under NBA rules.

    USATODAY.com - Basketball - Charlotte vs. New York 2006

  • Valparaiso's Jamie Sykes, an outfield prospect late for spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks, inbounded from the opposite baseline with 2.5 seconds remaining.

    USATODAY.com - Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history 2002

  • With 8.8 seconds remaining and Orlando holding a 101-99 lead, Warriors swingman Chris Mullin inbounded from mid-court.

    National Basketball Association - Magic vs. Warriors 2000

  • Deploying four shooters on the floor, Bryant inbounded the ball to Havlicek, who found Sam Jones behind a Bailey Howell screen.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Deploying four shooters on the floor, Bryant inbounded the ball to Havlicek, who found Sam Jones behind a Bailey Howell screen.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • The shot, which capped off a back-and-forth fourth quarter, came over Knicks forward Shawne Williams, who was defending Granger one-on-one as soon as the ball was inbounded.

    Just a Little Off Pace Kevin Clark 2011

  • We ambled back onto the court, inbounded the ball, and sheepishly went into our tragic motion offense.

    In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011

  • Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo threw the ball away while looking for a wide-open Allen on a breakaway—but Rondo did acquit himself nicely when he inbounded an alley-oop straight to Garnett for a dunk that cut the Knicks' lead to one and set up Allen's game-winner.

    Boston Snatches Opener From Knicks Kevin Clark 2011

  • We ambled back onto the court, inbounded the ball, and sheepishly went into our tragic motion offense.

    In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011

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