{"id":7166,"date":"2025-05-13T12:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7166"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:04:09","slug":"michael-jordan-joins-nbcs-coverage-of-nba-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7166","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan joins NBC&#8217;s coverage of NBA 2025-26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>NBC is bringing back the NBA \u2014 and with it, a living legend.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jordan, the six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP, is officially joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its upcoming NBA coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The network made the surprise announcement Monday during its annual Upfronts, revealing a short nostalgic video of Jordan\u2019s iconic moments on the court.<\/p>\n<p>The moment lit up social media, with NBC posting, \u201cA legendary addition to our team! We\u2019re thrilled to welcome Michael Jordan as a special contributor to the NBA on NBC and Peacock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A legendary addition to our team!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to welcome Michael Jordan as a special contributor to the NBA on NBC and Peacock. pic.twitter.com\/Pjsq8tokfi<br \/>\n\u2014 NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) May 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, 62, also addressed fans via a brief video message, marking his return to the professional basketball limelight \u2014 not as a player or team owner, but as a voice on one of the most anticipated sports broadcasting comebacks in years.<\/p>\n<p>This will be his first on-camera role covering the NBA since his retirement in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>NBC\u2019s new 11-year media rights agreement with the NBA kicks off with the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>While Jordan\u2019s exact responsibilities haven\u2019t been detailed, the announcement alone has sparked buzz across the sports world, with fans already speculating on whether he\u2019ll appear courtside, in the studio, or behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>NBC is really going all out<br \/>\n\u2014 Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) May 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Jordan is and will always be the goat. He transformed basketball. Unfortunately, the nba turned into trash.<br \/>\n\u2014 MAGA Firearms &amp; Tech (@magafirearmstec) May 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>I remember Bull&#8217;s 6 feat with Michael Jordan many years ago. Miss those times.<br \/>\n\u2014 KC7322@TJ33654 (@TaeChoi40839) May 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Since stepping away from the game, Jordan\u2019s influence hasn\u2019t faded.<\/p>\n<p>He owned the Charlotte Hornets from 2010 until selling in 2023 and cofounded the NASCAR team 23XI Racing with Denny Hamlin in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>NBC previously held NBA broadcast rights until 2002 \u2014 and now, with Jordan back in the mix, their return feels nothing short of prime time.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC is bringing back the NBA \u2014 and with it, a living legend. Michael Jordan, the six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP, is officially joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its upcoming NBA coverage. The network made the surprise announcement Monday during its annual Upfronts, revealing a short nostalgic video of Jordan\u2019s iconic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}