Even NBA players fall for pump fakes in approximately 73% of the time and initiate erroneous blocking movements. To investigate the point where inappropriate defensive movements can no longer be inhibited, two experiments were conducted. The aim of Experiment 1 was to validate suitable stimulus material for constructing a basketball-specific anticipation-response inhibition (ARI) task and Experiment 2 investigated response inhibition in a real-life response scenario. In both experiments, a video of a basketball jump shot was presented and in Experiment 1 participants were instructed to release the space bar at the point when the ball leaves the player's fingertips (go-trials), while in Experiment 2 they were required to jump up and press a buzzer at the ceiling to “block” the shot. In 25% of all trials, a simulation of a pump fake was presented, and participants should withhold their response (stop-trials). To measure response inhibition ability, the point-of-no-return (PNR, signifying a response-inhibition rate of 50%) was calculated. In Experiment 1, the PNR was located 177 ms before the point of ball release and in Experiment 2 the PNR was located 462 ms with and 153 ms without movement time. Participants delayed their responses after stop-trials in a subsequent go-trial in Experiment 1 [F(2, 46) = 65.590, p < .001; ɳp2 = .740] as well as in Experiment 2 [F(2,40) = 22.245, p < .001; ɳp2 = .527], which reflects strategic post-stop-trial adjustments. In addition, biomechanical parameters are discussed that provide important further insights concerning the inhibition of a defensive action.