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The flop crackdown is real — and Jalen Brunson just found out in a preseason game.

Monday night vs Minnesota — Gobert shoves him in the back, Brunson sprawls forward, and the ref hits BRUNSON with a flopping technical.

Brunson had thoughts. The cameras caught every syllable. You can guess the one-word review.

Here is the thing — there WAS contact. That is what makes this crackdown so tricky. Where is the line between selling a real shove and inventing one?

The league's answer this year — in-game technicals for clear flops, plus postgame fines on review. Push-offs, screens and landing space are on the list too.