{"id":639624,"date":"2025-10-30T02:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=639624"},"modified":"2025-10-30T02:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:19:41","slug":"michael-jordan-feels-load-management-isnt-needed-in-nba-reveals-reason-for-him-wanting-to-play-each-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/michael-jordan-feels-load-management-isnt-needed-in-nba-reveals-reason-for-him-wanting-to-play-each-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan Feels \u2018Load Management\u2019 isn\u2019t Needed in NBA, Reveals Reason for him Wanting to Play Each Game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Jordan, regarded as the greatest player to play in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> by many, blasted the concept of &lsquo;load management&rsquo; in the league. It seems that the six-time champion isn&rsquo;t a fan of this concept and players who take days off to rest. Jordan made an appearance on &ldquo;MJ: Insights to Excellence&rdquo;, where he was asked to share his thoughts on load management. The Chicago Bulls legend didn&rsquo;t hold back and blasted the concept, suggesting that it isn&rsquo;t needed in the NBA.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Well, it shouldn&rsquo;t be needed, first and foremost,&rdquo; <\/em>Jordan told interviewer Mike Tirico. He went on to say that he wanted to prove himself to the fans who spent their money just to watch him. <em>&ldquo;You know, I never wanted to miss a game because it was an opportunity to prove. It was something that I felt like the fans are there that watch me play. I want to impress that guy way up on top who probably worked his [butt] off to get a ticket or to get money to buy the ticket.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Jordan shares his thoughts on load management on the second installment of MJ: Insights to Excellence.<br><br>&ldquo;I never wanted to miss a game because it was an opportunity to prove&hellip;the fans are there to watch me play.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h7g6krplDQ\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/h7g6krplDQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonNBC\/status\/1983364626726138150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 62-year-old also went on to say that the rule also applied to those who came to cheer against him. <em>&ldquo;Yeah, cause I know he&rsquo;s probably yelling at me and I wanted to shut him up,&rdquo; the 14-time All-Star stated. &ldquo;You know, he&rsquo;s calling me all kinds of names. I definitely want to shut him up. &hellip; You have a duty that if they&rsquo;re wanting to see you, and as an entertainer, I want to show. Right?&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p><em>&ldquo;If guys are coming to watch me play, I don&rsquo;t want to miss that opportunity. Now, physically, if I can&rsquo;t do it, then I can&rsquo;t do it. But physically, if I can do it, and I just don&rsquo;t feel like doing it, that&rsquo;s a whole different lens.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Jordan Recalls Playing Through Ankle Injury Early in Career<\/h2><p>Apart from being one of the most decorated and successful players in the NBA, Jordan was also known for his consistency during his playing days. In his 15-year-long career, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ballislife\/status\/1983367820793741630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>he played in all 82 regular season games nine times<\/a>, and appeared in at least 80 games two times. Earlier in his career, he suffered a sprained ankle but went on to play despite a teammate suggesting him to rest up on the bench.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I said, &lsquo;No, man, I need to make a name for myself, there&rsquo;s no way I can sit,&rdquo;<\/em> Jordan recalled. <em>&ldquo;I need to show what I&rsquo;m capable of<\/em>, <em>I want to play<\/em>, <em>I want to win<\/em>, <em>I want to make an impact<\/em>, <em>I twisted my ankle, I taped it up and I went back out and played. <\/em>A<em>lways felt that necessary need that I could never leave my comrades out if could perform.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Not only this, but he also talked about the 1997 NBA Finals, where he was dealing with a case of food poisoning during Game 5. Commonly called &lsquo;The Flu Game&rsquo;, Jordan scored 38 points in the game and led his team a win closer to the NBA title. Before that game, Jordan was bedridden and didn&rsquo;t even participate in a traditional warmup.&nbsp;<\/p><p>While Jordan&rsquo;s views might sound a bit outdated to some, the league also went strict with the player participation policies ahead of the 2023-24 season. As per the new rules, teams cannot rest players during nationally televised games. Moreover, a new 65-game participation criteria was also set for players to be eligible for the post-season awards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan appeared in 80 games in 11 seasons of his career. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":639626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[67],"class_list":["post-639624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-michael-jordan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michael Jordan Feels &lsquo;Load Management&rsquo; isn&rsquo;t Needed in NBA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michael Jordan, regarded as 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