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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And as has become customary, the Knicks were on pace to play all five starters 40-plus minutes — if not for foul trouble that sidelined Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Brunson also joined Towns in foul trouble during that Celtics surge, going from zero fouls at halftime to five by the time the third quarter ended.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
So with Isaiah Hartenstein in foul trouble, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault replaced him with Caruso to start the second half.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
The team pushed early in the second quarter as Randle and Jaden McDaniels, maybe the series most valuable player, sat with foul trouble, allowing the Lakers to get within a single possession on multiple occasions.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Brunson also joined Towns in foul trouble during that Celtics surge, going from zero fouls at halftime to five by the time the third quarter ended.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
So with Isaiah Hartenstein in foul trouble, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault replaced him with Caruso to start the second half.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
The team pushed early in the second quarter as Randle and Jaden McDaniels, maybe the series most valuable player, sat with foul trouble, allowing the Lakers to get within a single possession on multiple occasions.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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