flagrant foul
Egregious basketball violation
A flagrant foul in basketball is a personal foul involving excessive or unnecessary contact—hitting, elbowing, or shoving beyond what normal play requires.
Officials distinguish between flagrant 1 (unnecessary contact) and flagrant 2 (unnecessary and excessive), with the latter resulting in ejection.
He was assessed a flagrant foul for the hard shove.
The term appears in other sports with similar meaning.
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- infractionMinor rule breach
- unnecessary roughnessPenalty for excessive violence
- red cardMatch ejection notice
- penalty boxHockey infraction seating area
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