Heat's Eric Griffin jumps clear over Mason Plumee's head on pump fake (Video)

Here is the sum total of what I knew about Eric Griffin before Thursday night:

• The Miami Heat signed him last month for training camp after he played for their Summer League team;

• He can dunk;

• He did not play bass in Murderdolls.

After Thursday's preseason matchup with the apparently-bitter-rival Brooklyn Nets, though, I now have a new piece of information to add to my Eric Griffin Dossier — he is, it seems, susceptible to pump fakes.

Yes, Nets rookie Mason Plumlee is crouching a bit here; still, Mason Plumlee is 7 feet tall, so jumping over him means you are doing quite a lot of jumping indeed. And while it's never good to bite on a pump fake, let alone this hard, I guess if you're going to fall for it, you might as well do so in a way that so deeply unnerves the opposition that your teammates have an opportunity to rotate over and take away an easy layup. So, in summation, good job, I guess, Eric Griffin.

Also, let's all say a small, quiet "thank you" to the deity of our choosing that Plumlee did not raise his head a split-second sooner. I'm sure future generations of the Griffin clan appreciate continuing to have the opportunity to exist.

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