offensive foul
Attacker's illegal contact
In basketball, an offensive foul is a violation committed by the team with the ball—typically illegal contact like charging into a defender who has established position.
The offensive team loses possession, and no free throws are awarded.
He picked up an offensive foul trying to back down his defender.
- chargingRestoring electrical power
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- illegal screenFoul for improper obstruction
- moving screenFoul for non-stationary block
- travelMovement between locations
pick · free throw · turnover · switch · goaltending · press · pivoting · man-to-man defense · zone defense · closeout · shot clock · perimeter defense · post · stuff · low post · forward · screen passes · playmaking
- basketball rulestraveling, double dribble, carrying, goaltending, shot clock violation
- game callsoffsides, offside, traveling, travel, out of bounds
- handballhandball, team handball, throw off, goal, throw in
violation type
offensive foultraveling
Moving from place to place
double dribble · shot clock violation · technical foul · flagrant foul
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