Defense & Rebounding

Horse

nounbasketball / community slang

A dominant rebounder who consistently wins difficult boards.

The term praises effort, positioning, strength, and timing. A player can horse a matchup by repeatedly securing rebounds over them.

Used in a sentence

“Our center is a horse—he grabbed 22 boards.”

Also written rebounding horse

Community slang changes over time and can mean different things in different game editions, modes and groups.

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