Hard Foul, Non Flagrant, defender attempts to steal the ball from opponent Hard Foul, Non Flagrant, defender makes contact, offensive player falls hard Hard Foul, Non Flagrant, defender grabs & holds up offensive player
“This is an example of a foul that would not be considered a Flagrant Foul. The defensive player, Dwight Howard, makes a basketball play, as he tries to block the shot attempt by the offensive player, Luka Doncic. The contact is correctly ruled a 2-shot foul, and not a flagrant foul, as the contact is neither unnecessary, nor excessive. There is no wind-up by the defender, and this is a basketball play where the offensive player gets the worse of the contact, and he takes a very awkward fall. Again, despite the hard fall by the offensive player, this is not a Flagrant Foul.”