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
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Golden State trimmed the deficit to single digits early in the second half but quickly entered foul trouble, with Boston drawing five whistles in the first four minutes of the third quarter.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
That's a big blow for Texas considering the big Lithuanian has been getting every NC State big man into foul trouble.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
The Hornets overcame foul trouble and a big free-throw discrepancy to win Tuesday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The point being that if Bam or Kel’el were to miss a game and the other was to get hurt or in foul trouble, there is precious little size in terms of depth on this roster, particularly with Nikola Jovic out.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
That's a big blow for Texas considering the big Lithuanian has been getting every NC State big man into foul trouble.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
The Hornets overcame foul trouble and a big free-throw discrepancy to win Tuesday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The point being that if Bam or Kel’el were to miss a game and the other was to get hurt or in foul trouble, there is precious little size in terms of depth on this roster, particularly with Nikola Jovic out.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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