Meanings
plural Eurosteps
- ball gamesA basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, takes a step in one direction, and then quickly takes a second step in another direction.
They have seen it enough that they have come to understand that the Eurostep is a pretty good way to get around a defender, used so routinely that Harden's teammate Clint Capela, a center that rarely goes one-on-one, has employed it, though in his case, it should probably just be called a "Step."
2018 April 17, “Why James Harden isn't traveling on his step-back 3-pointers”, in Houston Chronicle
present singular third person Eurosteps · participle present Eurostepping · participle past Eurostepped · past Eurostepped
- To perform a Eurostep.
They need to make him work for those points, and not let him Eurostep his way to easy buckets.
2018 April 28, “Prepare Yourself For Another Celtics-Bucks Rock Fight In Game 7”, in CBS Boston, CBS Boston / WBZ
Origin
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Eurostep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurostep
“Eurostep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurostep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurostep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurostep.
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