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Terms of or pertaining to the game of basketball which involves two teams of five players trying to work together to accumulate points by shooting or dunking a ball through a basket. The team with the most points by the end of the game wins.
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Pump fake
Sports; Basketball
A basketball move in which the offensive player mimics the act of shooting a basketball without actually shooting the ball or jumping, often causing the nearest defender to fall for the mimic and the ...
Fade away jump shot
Sports; Basketball
A particular jump shot in basketball where the player is leaning away from the basket as he is attempting the jump shot, very often to avoid the opposing player who is trying to black the shot.
Box out
Sports; Basketball
A technique in basketball where a player positions himself between the opposing player and the basket in order to have a better chance at recovering the rebound of a missed shot.
Unconscious
Sports; Basketball
Word used to mean that a basketball player is suprememly confident on the court and is making just about every shot he is attempting.
Bounce
Sports; Basketball
A term used for when a basketball player displays powerful and quick jumping ability, often used in description of a smaller basketball player--usually a guard.
Floater
Sports; Basketball
A basketball shot with extreme arc that is often attempted by a smaller player in the midst of taller players within 10 feet of the basket.
Stiff
Sports; Basketball
Used negatively as a description of an especially unathletic basketball player usually over the height of 6'9 (about 208 centimeters).