pump fake

noun

: a fake in which a player simulates throwing a pass (as in football) or taking a shot (as in basketball)

pump-fake

ˈpəmp-ˌfāk

verb

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But after Sacramento cut the deficit to just one, Kings guard Keon Ellis got Heat center Bam Adebayo to bite on a pump fake and drew a foul on Adebayo with 0.9 seconds remaining in the first overtime. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 Cunningham gave two pump fakes, got Edwards into the air as Gobert inexplicably backed off him, drew a foul on Edwards and sunk the floater for an and-1. —

Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 Herro rejects screens, fakes cuts, uses pump fakes, all in an effort to free himself up for the best available shot. —

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 See all Example Sentences for pump fake