pump fake

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

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So when there was another borderline situation a few plays later, Ellington pump faked. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Breakaway: Wayne Ellington's Journey From Indistinguishable to Indispensable," 5 Apr. 2018 Trailing 94–91, Paul George pump faked at the top of the key before launching a three-point attempt. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Watch: Jazz Finish Thunder After No Foul Call on Paul George Three," 28 Apr. 2018 Mayfield got him a little later with a pump fake (watch closely). — cleveland.com, "Pumping the brakes -- at least a little -- and the things we learned at Browns rookie minicamp," 5 May 2018 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. — Aj Neuharth-keusch, USA TODAY, "Watch: LeBron James throws alley-oop to himself in Game 3 of NBA Finals," 6 June 2018 Standing deep on the baseline with the shot chock winding down and Yoeli Childs running toward him, Tyler Williams pump faked. — Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Reworked lineup pays dividends in USD’s win over BYU," 18 Feb. 2018 Brady with one lone setback, spins, pump fakes, looking over the middle, now nobody there. — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, "A look at some of Gil Santos’s most memorable calls," 20 Apr. 2018 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. — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Heat unable to sustain, fall 128-108 to 2-1 deficit to 76ers," 20 Apr. 2018 Wade’s signature pump fakes worked a few times on Saturday, but Covington wasn’t falling for it. — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, "Robert Covington's defense key in Sixers' Game 1 win over the Heat in NBA Playoffs," 14 Apr. 2018

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