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 ...

Shaq on the game that ruined him as a free-throw shooter: "When you miss, and everybody's laughing at you, you get nervous again" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Shaquille O'Neal was ...

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 ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been put under the microscope for their uptick in 3-point volume. While that has been the talk around Bricktown from the media, coaches, players and observers, what has ...

EAST LANSING – First, the good news: After placing an increased emphasis on free throw shooting throughout the offseason, Michigan State has raised its team average to 75.8 percent on the year. That ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The idea took hold in 2013 at Arizona State. Why wave your arms to distract opponents at the free throw line, students wondered, when one of them could leap from a cardboard box at the right moment?

ATLANTA -- Right foot toeing the free throw line, standing at a slight angle to the basket. Three dribbles. Right arm lifted to a 90-degree position. Line up the shot. Pause. Flick of the wrist with a ...