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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Kamilla Cardoso, Chicago Sky 8.7 PPG | 7.8 RPG | 50.0 FG% Cardoso is making 71 percent of her field goal attempts since the break, but foul trouble is preventing her from staying on the floor more often. —

Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024 Solo Ball also got into foul trouble, but not before making three critical 3-pointers in the first half to finish with 11 points. UConn, 6-3 on the year, is now 2-2 all-time in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Dec. 2024 With him in foul trouble, Chet Holmgren still sidelined and Jalen Williams out, the Thunder were about as depleted as the Warriors. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024 Rotation revision: With Rozier’s early foul trouble, Josh Richardson played as sixth man, perhaps opening a window into Spoelstra’s perspective at backup point guard. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foul trouble