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.