Free throws are free, but the process of getting to the free throw line isn't a random one. Some NBA greats mastered the art of drawing fouls, whether by their style of play or the fact they simply ...

Tom Thibodeau likes to regularly repeat the statistic that his team ranked third in the NBA in free-throw attempts last season, but converting them with consistency continues to be a problem for the ...

NEW YORK -- About halfway through the fourth quarter on Saturday, New York Knicks big man Kyle O'Quinn committed a defensive three-second violation, triggering a technical foul. The Detroit Pistons ...

LOS ANGELES — It was a first quarter that no one had ever seen before from LeBron James in the postseason: no field goal attempts. James saw D’Angelo Russell score the first 11 points of Game 3 for ...

ORLANDO - While expected to be more of a defensive-oriented team, the Orlando Magic should excel in a few offensive categories. Getting to the free throw line often is among them. Last season, the ...

I went looking for a photo of a free throw to accompany this story. Finding an appropriate image is tougher than you’d think. A search for “Free Throws NBA” on Getty Images yields about 25,000 results ...

As Zach LaVine lined up for his final attempt of a 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the ages, Kenny Smith pondered the possibility of a 360-degree dunk from the free throw line, and NBA on TNT cohost ...

Baseball is facing a length-of-game crisis. Games take too long, which makes them too unappealing for too many potential viewers. Major League Baseball is experimenting with rule changes designed to ...