Getting to the free-throw line has become an increasingly important part of the game. What used to be an incidental side effect of playing hard has become a core directive for many players over the ...

Game 3 between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder seems so long ago now, doesn't it? Winning was a group effort, but one of the stretches that swung the game came at the free-throw line.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ massive free throw attempt edge is well-documented. This season, per 100 possessions, the Lakers enjoyed a plus-6.1 free throw attempt advantage against their competition. The ...

HOUSTON -- Late in the fourth quarter of a Nov. 3 game against Dallas, Rockets center Alperen Sengun was fouled by Mavericks center Dwight Powell. With the score tied, that sent the 23-year-old to the ...

For most of Karl-Anthony Towns’ life into his first several NBA seasons, he did the same thing every time he made a trip to the charity stripe — a deep breath, two dribbles and then a deep squat ...

Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC) should be undefeated in SEC play if it weren't for missed free throws down the stretch of the double-overtime loss at Tennessee, as the Aggies have not lost since, and while ...

The Los Angeles Lakers escaped with a win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, but not before turning it into a grind. Los Angeles coughed up a 20-point fourth-quarter lead, briefly trailed late, ...

The Los Angeles Lakers attempt 24.0 free throws per game, which ranks sixth in the NBA, and opponents haven't been shy in expressing feelings that they have been given a friendly whistle throughout ...

He shot .259 from three and .713 from the free throw ...