jump ball

Noun
  1. (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed;
    An official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate (synset 100242112)
    referred to in: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
    is a type of: beginning, commencement, start - the act of starting something
    subtypes: tap-off, tip-off - the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

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