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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]!'', "Benchwarmer": With his team down by two with nine seconds remaining, instead of simply sinking the two free throws he's given and playing overtime, Arnold decides to deliberately miss the second freethrow to score a basket to win.
** That actually gets used in real life (although in practice only when down by 3 or more). The only problem is that he has to clank it in such a way that a teammate can get his hands on the ball first. Not an easy task under the best of circumstances, and this isn't the kind of skill that most players work on, so this definitely counts as a desperation move.
* Subverted in ''[[Rocket Power]]'', "Power Play": Roller hockey match. Score, 3-4, Rockets down, with NHL pros game on the line. 12 seconds left. Dialog:
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