fadeaway
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An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
(basketball) A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket. The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.
(slang) The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
Why some people choose to do the infamous "fadeaway" instead of a clean break?
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At barely 6-foot-6, he was comparatively slight to the Goliaths stalking the NBA, which only made him that much more relatable to a generation tirelessly mimicking his jackknifing, buzzer-beating, fadeaway jumpers.
Antetokounmpo scored in almost every way imaginable — on pick-and-rolls, fast-break dunks, fadeaway jumpers and from the foul line.
The sight of the ball going into deep space when it gets to Diakite on the block and pounds, pounds, pounds the ball into the floor before firing off a fadeaway will haunt this Virginia team when it awaits its fate on Selection Sunday.
The game appeared to be all but over as the Mustangs pulled away in the fourth after Allen hit a short fadeaway and netted a free throw moments later to give Mount View a 51-42 lead with 1:30 to play.
I thought he had four points – all I could remember was a fadeaway shot from the left baseline and two free throws.
Not even the new fadeaway that Garza unveiled Wednesday in a 97-67 victory over North Carolina Central.