Definition of pump fake
: a fake in which a player simulates throwing a pass (as in football) or taking a shot (as in basketball)
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Mayfield got him a little later with a pump fake (watch closely).
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James got JaVale McGee to bite on a pump fake near the three-point line, took one step forward and tossed the ball off the glass.
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Standing deep on the baseline with the shot chock winding down and Yoeli Childs running toward him, Tyler Williams pump faked.
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Brady with one lone setback, spins, pump fakes, looking over the middle, now nobody there.
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The Game 2 foul trouble carried over for Whiteside, who was forced to the bench with his second foul with 6:46 left in first period on a pump fake from low-scoring 76ers backup center Amir Johnson.
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Wade’s signature pump fakes worked a few times on Saturday, but Covington wasn’t falling for it.
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Here, on Friday, a pump fake at the arc that sent Clippers center DeAndre Jordan flying and opened the paint for a dunk on Friday.
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While being guarded by Clippers center DeAndre Jordan on the perimeter, James gave a quick pump fake, got Jordan off his feet, and burst toward the rim for a one-handed power dunk.
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First Known Use of pump fake
1964
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