Defense & Rebounding

Cooked

adjectivegeneral / community slang

Thoroughly beaten by an opponent, usually on defense.

A defender is cooked when the ball handler repeatedly creates open shots, blow-bys, ankle-break animations, or forced help. The term can also describe a lineup or strategy that has no answer.

Used in a sentence

“He got cooked on three straight isolations.”

Also written fried · got cooked

Usually an insult. Listed because players use it, not as a judgement of anyone.

Community slang changes over time and can mean different things in different game editions, modes and groups.

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