Keep the edition beside the terminology
FIBA’s 22 September announcement states that its rules effective 1 October 2026 replace the unsportsmanlike category with disruptive and flagrant fouls. Flagrant fouls count towards game disqualification; disruptive fouls do not. Technical fouls also have counting and non-counting categories.
One foul total cannot answer every question
A viewer recording only the number of unusual foul signals would lose information under this structure. For a hypothetical player record, write the category beside each event instead of drawing identical marks for all of them. A later disqualification discussion depends on the kinds recorded, not just the visual number of referee exchanges.
This article deliberately does not supply an invented universal dismissal threshold or translate an NBA label into FIBA automatically. Its useful task is narrower: preserve the announced category and whether it belongs to the relevant disqualification count.
Why an older replay can sound different
A clip using the earlier term may be describing the rules applicable when that match was played. Keep the footage’s edition separate from the current rules explanation. Otherwise a terminology change can be mistaken for a commentator describing the same incident inconsistently.
Questions answered
Are disruptive and flagrant interchangeable labels?
No.
Should every unusual foul be recorded as an identical disqualification mark?
No. Preserve its category and counting status.
Sources & further reading
Official references for the subjects discussed. Service terms and device software can change.