Pretend shot in basketball Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUMPFAKE Pretend shot in basketball (8) USA Today Oct 4, 2022
39% UPFAKE Pretend shot, in basketball lingo (6) New York Times Mar 7, 2022
4% SLAM ___ dunk (basketball shot) (4)
3% HOOPS Basketball, slangily (5)
3% ACT Pretend to be someone else (3)
3% ELGIN Basketball's Baylor (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
3% MAKEBELIEVE Pretend (4-7) (11) Mirror Classic Sep 15, 2025
3% SUE Bird of basketball (3) Commuter Sep 13, 2025
3% ONEHANDEDDUNK Impressive basketball shot that requires a high vertical jump (13) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
3% SYNC Lip-___ (pretend to sing) (4)

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