#302: The Lazy Genius Guide to Basketball
The Lazy Genius Podcast
The Difference Between Offense and Defensive Fouls
Each team collectively as a team can only commit a certain number of fouls before the consequences start kicking in. The same is also true for each individual player. Each player is allowed to commit four fouls without penalty, but on the fifth foul, you can't play anymore. You have fouled out. That's why you might hear an announcer comment on a player that is on the court and playing with four fouls,. especially with like a decent amount left in the game because it's risky. Any shooting foul, no matter where it happens in the game, always has the same penalty.
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