foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
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Green finished the game with only one personal foul, but Steph Curry fouled out with 42 seconds, a rarity for the Warriors star.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, rookie Kobe Sanders added 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers edged the Golden State Warriors 103-102 on Monday night in a wild game that included Warriors coach Steve Kerr getting ejected and Steph Curry fouling out for the first time since 2021.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Curry scored 27 points but was just four for 15 from three-point range and nine for 23 overall before fouling out with 42 seconds remaining in the game.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
But Dailyn Swain, who had a career game with 34 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out late against Mississippi State, cautioned against clinging to the defeat, no matter how painful.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, rookie Kobe Sanders added 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers edged the Golden State Warriors 103-102 on Monday night in a wild game that included Warriors coach Steve Kerr getting ejected and Steph Curry fouling out for the first time since 2021.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Curry scored 27 points but was just four for 15 from three-point range and nine for 23 overall before fouling out with 42 seconds remaining in the game.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
But Dailyn Swain, who had a career game with 34 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out late against Mississippi State, cautioned against clinging to the defeat, no matter how painful.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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