Flagrant fouls are naturally controversial. They exist in shades of gray and are often born out of emotional situations. How they're handed out can alter games and even entire playoff series.

Following the Kings’ 135-133 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night at Fiserv Forum, Crew Chief Mitchell Ervin clarified why Russell Westbrook wasn’t hit with a flagrant foul after wrapping up ...

Rudy Gobert finds himself in a unique position this season. The Timberwolves center has to navigate the rest of the season ...

LAS VEGAS -- The NBA is taking a step toward trying to reduce the "hack-a" strategy on poor free throw shooting players. The NBA's board of governors approved rules changes for the 2016-17 season that ...

During the fourth quarter between Game 4 of the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo was called for one of the more unexpected flagrant fouls this season. After the whistle, Jayson Tatum took a ...

TORONTO -- Raptors center Bismack Biyombo was handed a flagrant foul 1 after official review Friday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals for elbowingCavaliersforwardKevin Love in the face ...

Draymond Green was assessed his first Flagrant foul of the 2025-26 NBA season in the Warriors’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday at Chase Center. The star Golden State forward took a swipe ...

TORONTO -- After being the recipient of a second flagrant foul in his past three games, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James said he might have to take matters into his own hands in the future.

This fall, basketball curmudgeons purists could have a whole new reason to complain about the modern NBA. As 3-point attempts have steadily risen over the past decade (from an average of 22.4 per game ...