Personal foul

34.1.1

A personal foul is a player’s illegal contact with an opponent, whether the ball is live or dead. A player shall not hold, block, push, charge, trip or impede the progress of an opponent by extending the hand, arm, elbow, shoulder, hip, leg, knee or foot, nor by bending the body into an 'abnormal' position (outside the cylinder), nor shall a player indulge in any rough or violent play.

34.1.2

A throw-in foul is a personal foul committed, when the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and in each overtime, by a defensive player on an opponent on the court when the ball is out-of-bounds for a throw-in and at the disposal of the thrower-in.

34.2.1

If the foul is committed against a player not in the act of shooting:

• The game shall be resumed with a throw-in by the non-offending team from the place nearest to the infraction.
• If the offending team is in the team foul penalty situation, then Article 42 shall apply.

34.2.2

If the foul is committed against a player in the act of shooting, that player shall be awarded a number of free throws as follows:

• If the shot released from the goal area is successful, the goal shall count and, in addition, 1 free throw.
• If the shot released from the 2-point goal area is unsuccessful, 2 free throws.
• If the shot released from the 3-point goal area is unsuccessful, 3 free throws.

34.2.3

If the foul is committed as a throw-in foul:

• The player who was fouled shall be awarded only 1 free throw, regardless of whether the offending team is already in the team penalty situation. The game shall be resumed with a throw-in by the non-offending team from the place nearest to the infraction.