pump fake
noun
: a fake in which a player simulates throwing a pass (as in football) or taking a shot (as in basketball)
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Herro rejects screens, fakes cuts, uses pump fakes, all in an effort to free himself up for the best available shot.
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Porter also nicely uses a mix of pump fakes and hesitations to shake off defenders just enough to clear his passing trajectories.
—Joel Rush, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Butler was injured when attempting to score in the lane, his pump fake leading 76ers forward Kelly Oubre to land on his knee, with a foul called on the play.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Curry sank a pair of 3s, freeing himself with off-ball movement and pump fakes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Porter also nicely uses a mix of pump fakes and hesitations to shake off defenders just enough to clear his passing trajectories.
—Joel Rush, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Butler was injured when attempting to score in the lane, his pump fake leading 76ers forward Kelly Oubre to land on his knee, with a foul called on the play.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Curry sank a pair of 3s, freeing himself with off-ball movement and pump fakes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Pump fake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20fake. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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