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Hook shot

In basketball, a hook shot is a play where the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball using a sweeping motion of the arm farther from the basket in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over their head. Unlike the jump shot, it is performed with only one hand; the other arm is often used to create…

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Skyhook

Jump hook

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Hook shot

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples48
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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related to External links · 14
Hook shot → Archived, Ball, Hook Shot Archived, June, Mystery Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's, Right Moves, Sky Hook, Skyhook, The History, The Ringer, Variant, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineBaby Hook, YouTube
related to Skyhook · 14
Hook shot → Abdul-Jabbar's, DePaul University, Eddie Doucette, Famer George Mikan, Hall, Jerry Lucas, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Manute Bol, Milwaukee Bucks, National Basketball Association's, NBA's Naismith Memorial Basketball, Ohio State, The, Wilt Chamberlain
related to Jump hook · 11
Hook shot → According, Billy, Due, Dwight Howard, Former, Hakeem Olajuwon, McGill, NBA, Shaquille O'Neal, The, The Hill
is a · 1
Hook shot → play where the offensive player

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shot hook basketball players basket jump nba player became skyhook using kareem abdul-jabbar arm performed often games ball arc one

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Hook shotis aplay where the offensive player0.90text
George Mikaninstance ofincluding stars0.80text
Kareem Abdul-Jabbarinstance ofincluding stars0.80text
Magic Johnsoninstance ofincluding stars0.80text
Vlade Divacinstance ofincluding stars0.80text
Wilt Chamberlaininstance ofincluding stars0.80text
Yao Ming.In FIBA gamesinstance ofincluding stars0.80text
hook shots were a favored skill for centers before slam dunks became more popularinstance ofincluding stars0.80text
mostly because of the relative difficulty of blocking such shotsinstance ofincluding stars0.80text
Hook shotrelated to External linksSky Hook0.60section
Hook shotrelated to External linksVariant0.60section
Hook shotrelated to External linksHook Shot Archived0.60section

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