foul trouble
Too many infractions
Foul trouble is a basketball term for when a player accumulates fouls approaching the limit that triggers disqualification.
A player in foul trouble typically gets benched to avoid fouling out: He picked up his fourth foul and spent most of the third quarter on the bench in foul trouble.
The phrase extends to any situation where accumulated infractions threaten consequences.
- benchingRemoving from active play
- free throwUncontested penalty basket attempt
- game clockSports timing device
- referee signalsStandardized officiating motions
- bonusReward beyond expectation
defensive strategy · substitution · infraction · misconduct · shot clock · zone defense · double dribble · suspension · three-second violation · referee · man-to-man defense · crunch time · star player · goaltending · rulebook · rebound · team dynamics · pick and roll
- basketball rulestraveling, double dribble, carrying, goaltending, shot clock violation
- NBA PlayoffsNBA Finals, conference finals, first round, second round, bracket
foul troubleclean record
Absence of prior offenses
clean sheet · clean slate · fouled out · disqualification · ejection
foul troublegreen light
Authorization to proceed
free to play · on the floor · in the game · riding the bench · benched
foul, trouble, fouls, fouled, fouling, foully, troubles, troubled, troubling