point shaving

American  

noun

Sports.

1. (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.

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Example Sentences

But, she said, “we still barely won by the hair of our chinny chin chin in Wisconsin. That point shaving really mattered.”

From New York Times

College basketball had point shaving in the 1950s and the NBA had referee Tim Donaghy conspiring to fix games.

From Los Angeles Times

State Sen. Hob Bryan, a Democrat who opposed legalization for fear it would promote point shaving and other corruption, said it is too early to say whether the revenue will improve or the original projections were way off.

From Seattle Times

Don’t expect any point shaving scandals to suddenly pop up and ruin that.

From Washington Times

Several of the leagues initially cast the royalties as an “integrity fee” that would help them pay for things like policing match fixing and point shaving.

From New York Times