fadeaway
Backward-leaping shot
A fadeaway is a basketball shot taken while jumping backward, away from the defender, making it difficult to block: Jordan's fadeaway was nearly unstoppable.
The move sacrifices shooting percentage for defensive separation.
Outside basketball, fadeaway describes anything that gradually diminishes or disappears: The song ended with a gentle fadeaway.
Elevated basketball release
- KobeJapanese port city
- JordanLevantine nation or name
- midrangeMiddle of spectrum
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
baseline · post-up · swish · release · arc · footwork · perimeter · three-pointer
Pass from visibility
- evanesceDisappear by degrees
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
disperse · melt · dissipate · recede · dim · blur · ghost · phantom
To make smaller
- waneDecrease gradually
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- recedeMove back from
- dwindleDecrease gradually over time
deteriorate · weaken · subside · taper · shrink · lessen · atrophy · decay
Lasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- temporaryLimited in duration
- impermanentNot meant to last
passing · short-lived · transitory · evanescent · brief · fugacious · perishable · volatile
jumpshot
Elevated basketball release
turnaround · baseline · post-up · swish · release · arc · footwork · perimeter · three-pointer · shooter
disappear
Pass from visibility
dematerialize · disperse · melt · dissipate · recede · dim · blur · ghost · phantom · memory
diminish
To make smaller
dwindle · deteriorate · weaken · subside · taper · shrink · lessen · atrophy · decay · slump
ephemeral
Lasting very briefly
impermanent · passing · short-lived · transitory · evanescent · brief · fugacious · perishable · volatile · unstable
exit
Way to leave
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- departureAct of going away
- step-backBrief rearward movement
sunset · twilight · farewell · legacy · final · goodbye · swan-song · wind-down · phase-out
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- sports movesdunk, layup, dink, spike, serve
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
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