Usually means: Feigned pass or shot attempt.
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  1. pump-fake, pump fake: Merriam-Webster
  2. pump-fake: Wordnik
  3. pump-fake, pump fake: Wiktionary
  4. pump-fake, pump fake: Dictionary.com
  5. Pump fake: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. pump fake: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pump fake)

▸ noun:  (sports) An act of pretending to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.

Similar:
pump-fake, fake, head fake, bootleg, dummy, feint, deke, hidden-ball trick, juke, trick play, more...

Opposite:
shoot, pass, drive, attack, commit

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Similar:
pump-fake, fake, head fake, bootleg, dummy, feint, deke, hidden-ball trick, juke, trick play, more...

Opposite:
shoot, pass, drive, attack, commit



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