foul trouble

noun

sports
: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out
a basketball player in foul trouble

Examples of foul trouble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Brink finished with 11 points, four assists and two blocks in her WNBA debut, but early foul trouble limited her impact. Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 Clark scored a game-high 20 points, despite being shut out with foul trouble in the first quarter. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024 Jamal Murray shot laser beams out of his eyes with Nikola Jokic in foul trouble in the third quarter. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024 Dončić again struggled to find his shot, and played for much of the game in foul trouble. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024 Braswell and Threadgill added just two points, and Reiber was the next man up on Saturday due to Jackson’s foul trouble. Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024 After opening a 16-9 lead in the first quarter, Harvard-Westlake got into foul trouble and lost its lead. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024 The Cougars trailed 34-30 at the break; worse, their top player, Jordan Vasquez, found herself in foul trouble. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024 Bad Bear, a member of the Crow tribe, got in foul trouble in the first half and managed just 11 points and six rebounds. Joseph D’hippolito, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024

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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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