In basketball, if a player is fouled, they are awarded a free throw. A free throw
allows the player to take 1 or 2 shots,
depending on the circumstances of the
foul or the player's ability to make the
first shot, unchallenged. A free throw is
shot from a line 15 feet from the basket.
In professional basketball, the career
record number of successful free throws
is 9,787 out of 13,188 attempts.