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Here's An Idea For Fixing The NBA's Fouling ProblemThe NBA has a fouling problem. Broadly, it’s this: Tactical defensive fouling has been normalized, because it’s a helpful tactic, yet the fundamental nature and rules of the game are built around the premise that fouling is bad....

Rhys Hoskins Fouls Pitch Off Face, Exits Game, Gets Charged With A StrikeoutRhys Hoskins is not having a good stretch....

The Heat Intentionally Fouled Ben Simmons With The Game Tied In The Final Minute, And Won Because Of ItDwyane Wade, paying tribute to Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, hit the game-winning shot last night in the Miami Heat’s 102-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 15 of Miami’s 17 final points (and assisted on the other bucket). But it was a foul he made that actually won the He...

NBA Teams Have Found Creative New Ways To Intentionally Foul

Because the NBA refuses to admit that intentional fouling is a real problem, its scourge is spreading. Tonight’s games featured four different players getting hacked, a new strategy that pushes the rulebook to the limit, and a refinement of the most hilarious kind of intentional foul....

The Rockets Just Took Intentional Fouling To Its Logical Extreme

I swear that the following is a real, legitimate box score:...

Villanova Upsets Third-Ranked Syracuse Because Syracuse Was Stupid

A Ryan Arcidiacono three-pointer with seconds remaining in regulation forced overtime in Philadelphia, an opportunity of which the Villanova Wildcats took advantage in shocking Syracuse with a 75-71 victory....

LeBron James Has Committed Two Fouls In His Last 299 Minutes Of Court Time

If you've played even rec-league basketbal, you know that desperate, flailing fouls are often the last resort of an overmatched defender. Despite an arsenal of chase-down blocks and consistent efforts to lock up the other team's best player, LeBron James essentially never finds himself in that posit...