How Many Personal Fouls In the NBA Before Ejection?

Wondering how many personal fouls you can get in the NBA before you’re ejected? We’ve got the answer for you.

Introduction

Ejections in the NBA are not very common, but they do happen. The vast majority of ejections occur when a player accumulates two technical fouls in a single game. However, players can also be ejected for flagrant fouls, which are much more serious (and usually violent) personal fouls.

So how many personal fouls does it take to get ejected from an NBA game? The answer is six, but it’s very rare for a player to reach that mark. In fact, it has only happened four times in the last 20 years.

The most recent example came in December of 2017 when Los Angeles Lakers’ center Julius Randle was tossed from a game against the Atlanta Hawks after picking up his sixth personal foul. Interestingly, all four players who have been ejected for accumulating six fouls were big men (centers or power forwards).

It’s worth noting that players can also be automatically ejected from games for committing two flagrant fouls. However, this is even more rare than being ejected for six personal fouls. In fact, there have only been three players who have been automatically ejected in this way since the rule was instituted in 2006.

What is a Personal Foul?

A personal foul is a physical or mental infraction committed by a player who has been determined to be outside the rules of fair play. The most common type of personal foul is physical contact between opponents, but there are also other kinds of fouls, such as illegal screens, technical fouls and flagrant fouls.

In the NBA, a personal foul is also any kind of infraction that results in free throws for the other team. For example, if a player committed a regular personal foul during the course of play and the opposing team was awarded two free throws, that would count as two personal fouls. If a player was called for an intentional or flagrant foul, that would also count as two personal fouls.

The number of personal fouls that a player can commit before being ejected from an NBA game depends on the severity of the infraction. For example, if a player is called for two technical fouls or one flagrant 2 foul, they will be automatically ejected from the game. If a player commits six regular personal fouls, they will also be automatically ejected.

The Rule

In the NBA, a player is automatically ejected after accumulating seven personal fouls in a game. A technical foul also counts as one of the seven personal fouls. Once a player reaches seven fouls, he is said to be “in the bonus.” This means that if he commits another personal foul, his team will be awarded one free throw. If he commits yet another personal foul, his team will be awarded two free throws.

Ejection

A player who commits six personal fouls in a game, or seven in overtime, will be automatically ejected from that game.

The Exception

In the NBA, a player is automatically ejected after accumulating seven personal fouls in a game. However, there is one exception to this rule. If a player picks up two technical fouls in addition to his seven personal fouls, he will be ejected from the game regardless of how many personal fouls he has.

Conclusion

The limit for personal fouls before an ejection is six in the NBA. This rule was put in place to ensure that players are not unduly disadvantaged by being removed from the game for accumulating too many personal fouls.