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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Brooklyn couldn’t keep Jaxson Hayes off the rim, couldn’t slow the ball in transition and couldn’t stay out of foul trouble.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
The game hit a bit of an offensive lull as foul trouble sent UConn’s starters to the bench.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026
Brophy Prep struggled in the second half against Millennium, after Hale Hansen got into foul trouble and had to spent much of the game on the bench.
—Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Meet Mark Drone, the distributor Drone’s usually Texas State’s leading bucket-getter, but Gumbs' foul trouble meant the guard had to take on a bigger role as a distributor.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
The game hit a bit of an offensive lull as foul trouble sent UConn’s starters to the bench.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026
Brophy Prep struggled in the second half against Millennium, after Hale Hansen got into foul trouble and had to spent much of the game on the bench.
—Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Meet Mark Drone, the distributor Drone’s usually Texas State’s leading bucket-getter, but Gumbs' foul trouble meant the guard had to take on a bigger role as a distributor.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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