The style of play in today’s NBA is a lot more fast-paced and ‘contact-sensitive’ than it was back in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Many rules regarding defense and offense have also drastically changed over the last 15 years in the NBA.

In the 1980s and 1990s, players would get seriously injured in NBA games and the concept of player longevity was a literal joke. In a recent interview, Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman reveals the ‘Jordan Rule’ and explains why Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time, according to him.

Dennis Rodman’s Verdict

Dennis Rodman was part of the iconic ‘Bad Boys’ Pistons team which won back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. In an interview with “Audiorama’s Undeniable”, Dennis Rodman talks about his early NBA days with the Detroit Pistons, about what it was like playing against Bulls royalty Michael Jordan, “Once we played them in the playoffs, it was hard to keep him under 30 points. He was just that good…” The host then asked the rebounding phenom about the ‘Jordan Rule’. Dennis Rodman explains, “We came up with that saying for Jordan because this what Chuck would say, ‘If Michael goes to the basket, put his a** on the ground.”

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Rodman laughs as he confesses, “Every time he went to the basket, we hit him.” The 6x NBA champion then talks about how the players of today’s generation don’t really respect Jordan’s skills or achievements because they don’t truly understand the level of physicality that existed in the NBA in the ‘80s and the ‘90s.

Basketball was not for the weak-hearted back then. You had to be okay with the fact that you were most probably going to get seriously injured in one of the NBA games in a season. Rodman then gives out his verdict, “That’s why I call Michael the greatest basketball player ever because he got his a*s handed to him a lot.”

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Everyone is aware of the long-existing beef that exists between NBA legends Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. Both NBA legends were the leaders of their respective NBA teams and were extremely competitive. However, Michael Jordan took it ‘personally’ after losing to the Detroit Pistons three years in a row in the playoffs (1988,1989, 1990). Jordan could only get over this ‘hump’ in the 1991 playoffs, after which he went on his iconic two ‘three-peat’ runs.

Dennis Rodman joined the Chicago Bulls in 1995 and helped Jordan achieve his second three-peat (1996,1997,1998). What are your thoughts on Dennis Rodman’s take on Jordan’s greatness? Let us know in the comments below!

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