THE EVOLUTION OF NBA TRAVELING RULES EXPLAINED

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SINCE IM AN NBA HISTORIAN, I THOUGHT ID BREAK IT DOWN..

-ORIGINALLY IT WAS A GATHER + 1 STEP = 2 STEPS ALLOWED (FROM 1937-2009)

THEN CAME THE RULE CHANGE IN 2009..

espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4563546

-AND IT BECAME A GATHER + 2 STEPS = 3 STEPS ALLOWED (FROM 2009-2019)

THEN CAME ANOTHER RULE CHANGE IN 2019..

official.nba.com/new-language-in-nba-rule-book-regarding-traveling-violations

-NOW ITS A GATHER + GATHER STEP + 2 STEPS = 4 STEPS ALLOWED (FROM 2019-PRESENT)

 

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