A flagrant foul in the NBA is a serious type of foul that involves excessive or dangerous contact. It goes beyond regular fouls and focuses on player safety. The referees call a flagrant foul when the ...

There's one thing that can throw a basketball game off more than anything else: foul trouble. In the NBA, it can send a star to the bench, temporarily or permanently. At every level of hoops, fouls ...

One of the biggest changes to how referees will call NBA games this season is the addition of the “high five” or “hot stove” foul. Now, if a defender makes contact with a shooter’s hand or arm after ...

Does anyone else sometimes get perplexed when the whistle blows during a game? It’s usually clear something has happened and the game needs to be halted for a second, but typically it’s hard to say ...

For years, basketball players who look to force fouls on offense have plagued fans with disdain. Most memorably, James Harden used to be an all-time great when it came to drawing fouls. Players will ...

CHAPEL HILL — There are a lot of situations running through the mind of UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis during the course of a game. Play calls, rotations and timeouts are part of the in-game grind ...

The introduction of the clear-path foul rule changed how the NBA handles fast-break situations. The rule was created after multiple high-profile incidents in which defenders committed intentional, ...

TORONTO -- After being the recipient of a second flagrant foul in his past three games, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James said he might have to take matters into his own hands in the future.

After flopping and flailing his way to 13 fouls in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Oklahoma City superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drew nine more fouls in Game 2 Thursday night. Unlike the ...