“He knows better” – When Michael Jordan DESPICABLY broke basketball’s unwritten rules

In this throwback clip, Michael Jordan can be seen doing one the pettiest things a player can do.

“He knows better” – When Michael Jordan DESPICABLY broke basketball’s unwritten rules

Michael Jordan (Credits: ESPN)

There is an unspoken gentleman’s rule that is followed in the game of basketball. No matter the game, if the opposition is getting blown out as the game starts to wind up, as a show of respect for you or your teammates, don’t take any shots and dribble the ball out, or keep it in your possession till the clock runs out. Although there are always some outliers when it comes to this rule, players can end up being petty or trying to pad their stats. It is considered a sign of disrespect if you try to score while the other team is blown out towards the last second of the game. Most players occasionally give into this act of disrespect, even greats like Michael Jordan.

One in most recent memory that fans would probably remember is the thunderous dunk by Zion Williamson while blowing out the Phoenix Suns in September last year. While being up 128-117, Willamson passed the ball to the other end of the court with seven seconds left in the game. He was wide open as the opponents assumed he would dribble it out. Instead, Williamson chose to rise up and do a 360-degree dunk on his home court, making the crowd ecstatic.

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Turning back the clock, one man who we all know as the great Michael Jordan was also guilty of doing this petty act. The clip was seen by many fans and they said that even one of the greatest basketball players ever, if not the greatest, can also be guilty of stat padding. Jordan has been known to take things personally and show up for them when needed. Maybe he was trying to up his points-per-game average.

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Jordan looked like he was dribbling out the ball, moving away from the basket during the ending of a game against the Cavaliers. At the last second, he hit a jump shot to end the game, leaving the score 103-89 in favor of the Chicago Bulls. The commentator can be seen saying, “Jordan.. is not going to put it in the face of Cleveland, he knows better.. well maybe he will! Michael, Michael, Michael! must you?”

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Michael Jordan and his history with the Cleveland Cavaliers

In the clip above, Jordan can be seen hitting a shot towards the end of a game against the Cavaliers. Let’s just say this wouldn’t be the last time Jordan put away the Cavs with a last-minute jumper.

Michael Jordan vs the Cavaliers (Via: X.com)

Michael Jordan was more than happy to be the villain and symbol of despair for the developing Cleveland Cavaliers team in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Cavaliers competed in the playoffs six out of the seven seasons from 1988 to 1994. However, the Bulls eliminated the Cavs in five of those appearances. Jordan had retired and didn’t even play the Cavs in 1994, but his team was enough to put away the upstart Cavaliers.

Jordan was well known for his “clutch gene” and has had various iconic shots, some of them coming at the expense of the Cavaliers. In the first round of the 1989 playoffs, Jordan hit “the shot”. With two seconds left in Game 5, Jordan took an inbound pass from Brad Sellers, went past Cleveland’s Craig Ehlo and fired up a game-winning shot for a 101-100 victory.

He hit yet another dagger into the heart of the Cleveland residents in 1993, facing the Cavs again in the playoffs during the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Jordan hit a buzzer-beater against the opposing defense and completed the sweep, winning the series 4-0 and sending the Cavaliers home in despair yet again.

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