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Basketball Should Ban Intentional Fouls (at All Levels)

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon making fun of how teams use intentional fouls to sap all the fun out of close games

iPINIONS proposes treating all intentional fouls like flagrant ones: two free throws and possession to the other team. But any flagrant or intentional foul committed in the final two minutes should result in three free throws and possession. And, to paraphrase Justice Potter, we all know flagrant and intentional fouls when we see them. Read more.

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