break ankles

basketball To change direction so suddenly while dribbling the ball that an opposing player loses their balance and falls over. A noun or pronoun can be used between "break" and "ankles." She has such incredible control of the ball. Her crossover dribbles have broken more ankles than probably anyone else in the league. He broke the defender's ankles with a sudden reversal of his dribble. Good luck defending Clayton, that dude's known for breaking ankles with his slick moves.