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shoot free throws 

to do nothing, to wait, to bide one's time, to chill.

<adapted from Murphy Lee's verse in Nelly, Air Force Ones>
Barry: Sorry I was late, kid. What were you doing?
Joe: Shootin' free throws.

"...Cause she just standin' there as if I'm shootin' free throws..."
shoot free throws by Rek June 7, 2003

Free Throw Merchant

A basketball player who relies entirely on free throws to score. Known for running into defenders before falling down and begging for foul calls.
Person 1: Wow, James Harden has really turned into a free throw merchant now that he's out of shape.
Person 2: Yea, it's crazy how him and Embiid shoot more free throws than entire teams some games.

shaq free throw 

Any time you miss a free throw, it is called a Shaq Free Throw. Not to be confused with the Ben Wallace free throw.
Shaq Free Throws will probably become obsolete sometime in 2007, when Shaq has perfected his shooting percentage. Oh well, there's always the Ben Wallace free throw.
shaq free throw by D-Miles August 20, 2006

ben wallace free throw 

When you miss, or airball, a free throw. The Ben Wallace Free Throw is often confused with the Shaq Free Throw. The only difference in the two is that Shaq rarely airballs the fucking shot like Ben Wallace does.
(guy 1 airballs free throw)

Guy 2: "Man, you suck. That's the 12th Ben Wallace free throw you've shot all night."
ben wallace free throw by D-Miles August 13, 2006

Free Throw 

To line your ass up on the free throw line just beyond the bowl, and fire a shit into the water on the full
He must have been practising for months to land that free throw
Free Throw by OranParkour September 13, 2018

Nantucket Free Throw 

When you put your nuts inside a girl's hoo-ha!!!!!
Chase gave Shelbi a nantucket free throw last night in a jeep with no doors.