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

Wagner, who finished with 16 points, walked away scot-free, with foul trouble being the only reason slowing him down. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

Brown ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points in his first game against Boston since the 2024 NBA Finals MVP was traded over the summer to the Sixers. — CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Brown, who struggled with foul trouble, was a game-worst minus-27 in his 26 minutes. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Big men Malachi Moreno and Ousmane N’Diaye were in foul trouble early on. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for foul trouble

• bubble
• double
• rubble
• stubble
• redouble