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center jump

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noun

Basketball.

  1. a jump ball between the centers of the opposing teams, held in the circle at the center of the court, as at the beginning of each period.

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For example, in the early days of basketball, there would be a center jump after each time a team scored a basket!

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2019

So All-Star exhibition or not, who will win that center jump?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2015

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