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hook shot

–noun Basketball.
a shot with one hand in which a player extends the shooting arm to the side and brings it back over the head toward the basket while releasing the ball.

Origin:
1940–45
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hook shot  
n.   Basketball
A shot made by arcing the far hand upward while being positioned or moving sideways to the basket.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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