Definition of up-fake
: a fake in which a player makes an upward movement to simulate starting to take a shot
… senior guard Natalie Ventress had the Mustangs fooled with a nice up-fake and right-handed layup finish.— Hayes Clement
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The first known use of up-fake was in 1982
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