Charity Stripe

What does charity stripe mean?

Free throw line

A basketball term that refers to the line that free throws are shot from on a basketball court.

A free throw is an uncontested shot that is awarded to a player who has been fouled. The "charity" part of the term plays off of the "free" part of "free throw."

Example

And that foul will send Wiggins to the charity stripe

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Updated May 27, 2015

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