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What are the Jordan Rules?

What are the Jordan Rules?

The Jordan Rules were instructions developed in the late 80s to curb Michael Jordan’s scoring dominance.

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Nam Tran
Feb 17, 2025
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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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