In the NBA, a player fouls out and is disqualified from the remainder of the game upon committing six personal fouls during a 48-minute game
. This means once a player reaches their sixth personal foul, they must leave the game and cannot return, and a substitute from the bench will replace them
. Technical fouls generally do not count toward the personal foul total, so a player can have five personal fouls and one technical foul without fouling out. However, two technical fouls or certain flagrant fouls can lead to ejection, which is different from fouling out
. To summarize:
- NBA foul limit to foul out: 6 personal fouls
- Technical fouls do not count toward this limit but two technical fouls lead to ejection
- After fouling out, the player must leave the game and is replaced by a substitute
This differs from other leagues like NCAA or FIBA, where the foul limit to foul out is five personal fouls
. Thus, in NBA games, a player fouls out after 6 personal fouls.
