Definition of personal foul
: a foul in a game (such as basketball) involving usually physical contact with or deliberate roughing of an opponent — compare technical foul
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The owners will also consider allowing personal fouls such as roughing the passer and hits on defenseless receivers to be subject to review.
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If there is an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty or personal foul by the defense on a field goal, the kicking team will have the option to have the penalty enforced on the ensuing kickoff.
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Dragic was given a personal foul and technical foul.
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The tie-up with Green, which resulted in a personal foul on Stephenson and free throws for Green, looked part headlock and part jump ball.
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Watch: Joe Borgia, NBA Senior Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations, appeared on Inside the NBA @NBAonTNT to discuss the Lance Stephenson-Jeff Green play toward the end of the game in which Stephenson was called for a personal foul on Green.
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But Brunson went to the bench with 10:51 to play after picking up his fourth personal foul and Michigan showed some life, cutting the deficit to 56-44 on Matthews’ layup with 9:08 remaining.
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After a lengthy video review, Davis, Turner, Ferguson and Westbrook were handed technical fouls and Davis was awarded a personal foul.
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With ’Nova up, 52-44, big man Omari Spellman, a hero of the Sweet 16 win over West Virginia, was whistled for a questionable fourth personal foul with 6:29 to go attempting to corral an offensive rebound.
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First Known Use of personal foul
circa 1829
PERSONAL FOUL Defined for English Language Learners
personal foul
Definition of personal foul for English Language Learners
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basketball : a foul that involves physical contact with an opponent
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