{"id":34442,"date":"2025-05-15T10:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/34442\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:12:42","slug":"nba-great-michael-jordan-will-join-nbc-as-a-special-contributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/34442\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA great Michael Jordan will join NBC as a special contributor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/83499467007-usp-nba-playoffs-indiana-pacers-at-cleveland-cava.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/icon-play-alt-white.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Is Tyrese Haliburton the reason the Pacers are thriving?<\/p>\n<p>After being voted the NBA&#8217;s most &#8216;overrated&#8217; player, Tyrese Haliburton continues to prove the doubters wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Seriously<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 Michael Jordan is joining NBC\u2019s coverage of the NBA when the league returns to the network later this year as \u201ca special contributor,\u201d it was announced Monday at NBC\u2019s Upfront event for advertisers.\u201cLooking forward to seeing you all,\u201d Jordan said in a video message.<\/p>\n<p>The six-time champion\u2019s exact role remains unclear, but Jordan relayed that NBC\u2019s coverage when he led the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/chicago-bulls\/4\/\" data-autotag=\"405d8bcc-fb36-48bb-8870-95d5603bd7ae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Bulls<\/a>\u2019 dynasty of the 1990s was a huge part of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so excited to see the NBA back on NBC,\u201d said Jordan. \u201cThe NBA on NBC was a meaningful part of my career, and I\u2019m excited about being a special contributor to the project. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing you all when the NBA on NBC launches this October.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pjsq8tokfi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Pjsq8tokfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonNBC\/status\/1921944482917806384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael\u2019s legacy both on and off the court speaks for itself,\u201d said NBC Sports President Rick Cordella. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to have him join our coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Tirico, NBC Sports\u2019 lead voice who will be the No. 1 NBA announcer for the network at the start of the 2025-26 season, revealed the news among other tidbits about NBC\u2019s plans to welcome the NBA back to its airwaves.It\u2019s clear the network is placing a premium on bringing the league back into its rights portfolio. Later during the Upfront presentation, \u201cTonight Show\u201d host Jimmy Fallon joked, \u201cWelcome to the NBA Upfront, I mean, NBC Upfront.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other nostalgia news, the NBA will bring back the theme song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2025\/05\/03\/nba-roundball-rock-nbc-john-tesh\/83435326007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cRoundball Rock\u201d by John Tesh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Tyrese Haliburton the reason the Pacers are thriving? 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