Personal foul
In
basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent. It is the most common type of foul in basketball. Due to the nature of the game, personal fouls occur on occasions and are not always regarded as unsportsmanlike. However, a contact foul involving excessive or unjustified contact is classed as an
unsportsmanlike foul (or in the
NBA,
flagrant foul).
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personal foul
Noun
1. a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)
(hypernym) foul
(classification) sport, athletics