What is a disqualifying foul, and what happens in a fight?

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Disqualifying foul (Art. 39): any flagrant unsportsmanlike action by players, substitutes, head coaches, assistant coaches, excluded players and accompanying delegation members. The offender must go to and remain in the team's dressing room for the rest of the game, or leave the building. Contact foul: free throw(s) go to the fouled player (2 if not shooting; the goal plus 1 if shooting and successful; 2 or 3 if shooting and unsuccessful). Non-contact foul: 2 free throws to any opponent the head coach designates. Then a throw-in from the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt. A disqualified head coach is replaced by the first assistant coach on the scoresheet, or the captain if none is entered. Anyone guilty of flagrant acts of aggression on opponents or referees shall be disqualified, and the crew chief must report the incident to the organising body. Fighting (Art. 40): Substitutes, excluded players or delegation members who leave the team bench area during a fight, or a situation that may lead to one, are disqualified. Only the head coach and first assistant coach may leave the bench area to help the referees restore order, and they are not disqualified if they do. If they leave and neither assist nor attempt to assist, they are disqualified. Whatever the number disqualified for leaving the bench, a single technical foul ('B') is charged against the head coach. Source: FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2026, Articles 39 to 41 (https://assets.fiba.basketball/image/upload/documents-corporate-fiba-official-rules-2026-v1-1.pdf)