box out
Obere Mittelstufe (B2) neutral
In basketball, to block another player from getting the ball by putting your body between them and the basket.
"The centre did a great job of boxing out the opposing power forward on every free throw."
In basketball, to block another player from getting the ball by putting your body between them and the basket.
"The centre did a great job of boxing out the opposing power forward on every free throw."