personal foul
Flagrant court violation
A personal foul is illegal physical contact in basketball—pushing, holding, tripping, or hitting an opponent.
Players who accumulate too many foul out of the game.
The term extends to other sports with similar rules: He was called for a personal foul after the late hit.
Distinguished from technical fouls, which penalize unsportsmanlike conduct rather than physical contact.
Shockingly conspicuous and wrong
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
- roughUneven in surface
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
shove · push · elbow · grab · trip · collision · aggressive · forceful
Contrary to athletic ethics
- technicalOf specific methods
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- infractionMinor rule breach
- offenseViolation or umbrage
ejection · penalty · disqualification · warning · intentional · clear path · bonus
Uncontested penalty basket attempt
- possessionState of owning
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- penalty boxHockey infraction seating area
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
fine · ejection · disqualification · replay review · stat line · continuation
flagrant
Shockingly conspicuous and wrong
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
- roughUneven in surface
hit · shove · push · elbow · grab · trip · collision · aggressive · forceful · knock
unsportsmanlike
Contrary to athletic ethics
- technicalOf specific methods
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- infractionMinor rule breach
offense · ejection · penalty · disqualification · warning · intentional · clear path · bonus
free throw
Uncontested penalty basket attempt
- possessionState of owning
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- penalty boxHockey infraction seating area
suspension · fine · ejection · disqualification · replay review · stat line · continuation
basketball
Team sport with hoops
rugby · water polo · referee · official · whistle · call · signal · box score · rulebook · NBA
- basketball rulestraveling, double dribble, carrying, goaltending, shot clock violation
- dirty playcheap shot, cheap shots, dirty play, late hit, low blow
- football officiatingreferee, penalty flag, yellow flag, false start, offside
- game callsoffsides, offside, traveling, travel, out of bounds
- officiatingreferee, umpire, official, ref, linesman
- sports mistakesown goal, fumble, bad pass, dropped pass, wild throw
personal foultraveling
Moving from place to place
double dribble · shot clock violation · three-second violation · palming · carrying
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