Flagrant Foul, Penalty 1, defender makes contact to airborne offensive player

“This is an example of a Flagrant Foul, Penalty 1. The defensive player, Rodney Hood, winds up and makes hard contact above the shoulders of the offensive player, De’Aaron Fox. There is hard impact to the airborne offensive player, and there is potential for injury as well. A Flagrant Foul, Penalty 1 is defined as contact that is unnecessary. The penalty for a Flagrant 1 is two free throws for the offended player, and his team would also retain possession of the ball. Note also that any called foul that could potentially be ruled flagrant, will be reviewed via Instant Replay, to determine if it is a Flagrant 1, a Flagrant 2, a Technical Foul, or a common foul.”