Why do basketball players receive fouls?

Please explain to me...give me a little brief tutorial on the foul system in pro basketball. I went to a NBA game tonite, and it seemed that there was just one foul after another, for different reasons. I didn't want to seem completely clueless to the basketball, so I just pretended to know why. The clock kept stopping every couple of minutes for some foul or another. I was getting so impatient and anxious!!

Thanks for your help!

Why do basketball players receive fouls?nba lottery

well a foul is called because if it wasnt, then players would beat each other. A player shall not hold, push, charge into, impede the progress of an opponent by extending a hand, forearm, leg or knee or by bending the body into a position that is not normal. Contact that results in the re-routing of an opponent is a foul which must be called immediately. you can be called for:

blocking- when a collision bewtween two players is caused by the defender

charge-when a collision between two players is caused by the offensive player

elbow foul-self explanitory, foul by an elbow

fighting foul-again self explanitory, foul in a fighting way

loose ball foul- when the ball is not in a players hands and contact is made trying to get it.

punching-when you punch

pushing/hold- when you push or hold someone

flagrant foul-two types of flagrant. flagrant 1 is excessive and unnecessary. this is two free throws and the ball back to the offense. flagrant 2 is excessive unnecessary and unsports manlike. two free throws and the ball AND the player who committed the foul is ejected

moving screen- when a player sets a screen and moves, continuing to block the defender.

illegal contact- when you reach for the ball and make contact. can be called hand check or reaching foul

Why do basketball players receive fouls?nba champs ,nba teams

refs will call a foul to take a nap atleast 1minute., just that..,
Fouls keep the game under control. A foul occurs when a player reaches in and elbows, or shoves another player too hard. If there were no such thing as fouls, it would turn into a brawl almost every game!
a foul is when one player gets to physical towards another. Fouls are called on the player that initiates the contact between the two. Often happens when a player drives and attempts a dunk/layup
A foul is when a player collides with or entangles with another player. there must be some sort of physical contact. Another form a foul you can get is technical and that is for saying something vulgar and profane
A foul is called for multiple reasons.. They are basically called to keep the game from getting too violent.. each player can have up to five fouls.. when a player gets their fifth foul they are taken out of the game because basically they have five chances to tone down their aggression for the safety of the other team before sitting bench.
So it wouldn't be a warzone out there.
Clearly, you know NOTHING about basketball
if u hit a player or grab him its a foul or if you talk trash
Take your anxiety to another level:Watch a hockey game! Basketball will seem normal.
Basketball (believe it or not) is classified as a non-contact sport meaning that it is different to rugby or Gridiron and no one is allow to tackle another person.

Fouls are used to keep this rule in place. I know if you haven't got the ball, most likely the ref will not call anything but it is really to protect the players.

This is an excitement of basketball where the offensive players need to get the ball into the basket regardless of the situations and the Defensive players need to avoid fouling and forcing the offensive player to miss.

Interesting!