shootaround
Noun
Meaning
shootaround (plural shootarounds)
(basketball) An informal practice session
The players came to the stadium for the morning shootaround.
Examples
About an hour before shootaround on the morning of the game, players started seeing the now-infamous updates on social media.
“I mean, that was kind of, I think, the whole team’s first thought, like, when that we were at shootaround when we got the news that the ACC tournament was canceled, and then everything spiraled after that.
But sometime between morning shootaround and the game itself, the decision was reversed: Conley would stay in the starting lineup, while Joe Ingles would move to the bench.
Despite missing shootaround with an illness, Love scored 19 points Tuesday on 5-of-7 shooting as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-110.
Howard was a limited participant in the shootaround with a sprained right foot but will start Tuesday night against the Knicks.
Cavs shooting guard J.R. Smith, who was scoreless in Game 3, was sick at the team’s morning shootaround and Lue said he wasn’t even expected to play later that night.