What are the Jordan Rules?
The Jordan Rules were instructions developed in the late 80s to curb Michael Jordan’s scoring dominance.
Michael Jordan was too dominant in the late 80s.
He led the NBA in points in multiple years consecutively (averaged 34.5 points per game on 52 percent shooting from 1987-90) and there needed to be something to curb his scoring.
Hence, the Jordan Rules.
However, this isn’t like the rules created to stop Shaquille O’Neal or Charles Barkley.
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