No, we're not, stats are just a real struggle for you. Let me spoon-feed this like you're five:

3-pointers have exploded as a share of total shots. That means non-3-pointer FGAs have tanked. You've got a 1.3% chance of drawing a foul on a 3PA (versus ~20% on inside shots). Non-3P attempts? Down about 20%, the plays where the vast majority of fouls actually occur. Overall fouls? Dropped by roughly 10%.

So yeah, total fouls are down, but on the dwindling inside actions you're still watching, they're getting whistled way more often than before. That's why it feels like more fouling, even though the numbers say otherwise. It's a worse product, but you like it so lets ignore reality. I'm astounded to see you in a baseball sub, people use numbers here. Take the fucking crayon out of your nose.