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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And LaMelo Ball, coming off one of his best performances of the season, was hounded by foul trouble, collecting his fifth nearly midway through the third quarter and forced to watch from the bench as the Hornets (9-19) dropped into a hole as large as 20 points.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
Two starters, Khylee-Jade Pepe and Judit Oliva Fernandez, were both in foul trouble.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
With Spencer in foul trouble for most of the first quarter, the Warriors offense scuttled while the Cavs’ attack did just enough to scrape out an 18-12 lead after 12 minutes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
Then a third, Nemo Turner, got in foul trouble.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
Two starters, Khylee-Jade Pepe and Judit Oliva Fernandez, were both in foul trouble.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
With Spencer in foul trouble for most of the first quarter, the Warriors offense scuttled while the Cavs’ attack did just enough to scrape out an 18-12 lead after 12 minutes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
Then a third, Nemo Turner, got in foul trouble.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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