Personal foul (basketball)  From Wikipedia, the free
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contacts Carl English and finally commits foul.  In basketball,
a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal
personal contact with an opponent. It is the most common type of
foul in basketball. A foul out occurs when a player exceeds his
or her personal foul limit for a game and is disqualified from
participation in the remainder of the game.  Due to the nature
of the game, personal fouls occur on occasion and are not always
regarded as unsportsmanlike. However, a contact foul involving
excessive or unjustified contact is classed as an
unsportsmanlike foul (or in the NBA, flagrant foul). It is
common for a home crowd to sway a referee's decision, resulting
in a 'home-court advantage' that is hard-fought for during the
season.   The concept of a foul goes back to the very beginning
of basketball in 1891, when in his original 13 rules, James
Naismith defined a foul as:[1]    • run