Jump ball

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title: Jump ball
text: A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey and field lacrosse and a ball-up in Australian rules football. Two opposing players attempt to gain control of the ball after an official tosses it into the air between them. Originally, jump balls were used to restart play at the beginning of every quarter and after each basket scored. The NBA and NCAA dropped jump balls after baskets in the mid-20th century. The NBA stopped using jump
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description: Basketball term
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_ball
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date modified: 2024-04-07T02:46:00Z
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