Stopping flopping is among NBA priorities this season, to the delight of many
Minnesota's Rudy Gobert gave New York's Jalen Brunson a shove to the back during a preseason game earlier this week, and the reigning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player fell forward after taking that impact. Predictable, expected, understandable.
The NBA's top priority this season appears to be curbing what they deem as "flopping." This was evident earlier in the preseason when Minnesota's Rudy Gobert pushed New York's Jalen Brunson, causing him to fall. Despite this, the referee deemed Brunson's response as an overreaction and called a technical foul for flopping. The NBA defines flopping as an intentional exaggeration of a minor contact, differentiating it from embellishments, which are legitimate attempts to draw attention to an illegal action.
NBA officials want to maintain the element of passion in the game but are cracking down on deliberate attempts to feign injury. The league is introducing these changes gradually through preseason games to allow teams to adapt. Coaches and players seem to agree that these changes are necessary to keep the game true to its essence.
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