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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
I was flipping channels this morning and saw a few minutes of an NBE game. A player was dribbling and backing into the lane while guarded when an official called a "5 second violation" on the dribbler. One of the announcers called this the "Mark Jackson rule" but I think that was because Jackson was one of the analysts on the telecast. Anyone know what this rule is about?
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There is some sort of back-to-the-basket closely guarded rule in the NBA. Mark Jackson most definitely liked to back smaller guards down so it might be the "Mark Jackson" rule.