personal foul

Examples (10)

• The referee called a personal foul on the center for pushing in the lane.
• She committed her third personal foul early in the second quarter.
• The rookie drew a personal foul on the pump fake.
• He was whistled for a personal foul while contesting the layup.
• After review, the officials upgraded the contact to a flagrant 1, not a personal foul.
• With two minutes left, the forward picked up his fifth personal foul and had to sit.
• They double-teamed him, and he baited the defender into a personal foul on the reach-in.
• The coach challenged the personal foul, arguing the defender maintained verticality.
• In the NBA, a player fouls out after a sixth personal foul.
• Despite the personal foul, the shot counted and the guard completed the three-point play.