NBC has been getting a lot of mileage out of a one-on-one interview that Mike Tirico recently conducted with Michael Jordan, and many fans have criticized the conversation for a funny reason.
“Load management” are two words that have never been in Michael Jordan’s vocabulary. The retired basketball icon Jordan shared some strong opinions about load management during his latest feature for NBC.
During "Sunday Night Football" between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, NBC broadcaster Cris Collinsworth admit that he's worried about Mike Tirico.
NBA icon Michael Jordan made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports on Tuesday. His segment with Mike Tirico is called “MJ: Insights to Excellence.” One of the highlights of Jordan’s first segment was his quote about wishing he could take a magic pill so he could play basketball again.
Michael Jordan was 40 years old when he played his final game of pro basketball and has seldom even been seen holding a basketball in the 22 years since his career ended.
Michael Jordan’s long-awaited return to television has fans tuning in again, even if they’re not sure why. The six-time NBA champion made his debut on NBA on NBC during a halftime feature titled “MJ: Insights to Excellence,” where Jordan sat down with Mike Tirico to reflect on life after basketball, Heavy reports.
It has been 22 years since Michael Jordan left the NBA for the third and final time. After that, the six-time league champion would return to an NBA court as the owner of the Charlotte Hornets.
Michael Jordan’s return to NBA television came with a familiar mix of humility, humor, and competitive fire. In his first appearance as a special contributor for NBC Sports, Jordan told Mike Tirico during the network’s season-opening broadcast that his involvement is about giving back to the game that made him who he is.
Michael Jordan is back! It’s official. Fans got a small glimpse into Jordan’s new show with NBC titled “MJ: Insights to Excellence.” During his sit-down with NBC’s Mike Tirico, Jordan explained why he’s doing this partnership with NBC.
Throughout Michael Jordan’s career, he was the ultimate competitor. As evidenced by stories told in The Last Dance, he’d find some sort of motivation to get a win – and do whatever it took to get there.
Michael Jordan got emotional for a moment during his new segment on the revived “NBA on NBC” on Tuesday night. NBC aired the first segment of its debut series, called “MJ: Insights to Excellence,” centered on the Chicago Bulls legend having an honest conversation with veteran broadcaster Mike Tirico.
Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan last stepped on the court for a game back in 2003 before he retired for the third and final time. Since then, Jordan has made public appearances but has kept busy with family, golf and being a co-owner of a NASCAR team.
Michael Jordan stepped back into the basketball spotlight Tuesday night, making his debut as a special contributor for NBC’s coverage. The timing couldn’t be more perfect—the NBA is back, and so is the greatest player who ever laced them up.

Here is a complete breakdown of the game announcers and studio analysts making up the NBA on NBC team this year.
NBC has given fans a clearer sense of what Michael Jordan will actually do as part of the network’s NBA comeback. During Sunday Night Football, NBC teased Jordan’s appearance in a promo for Tuesday’s season-opening doubleheader, featuring a clip of Mike Tirico interviewing the Hall of Famer.
One Buffalo Bills fan got more than a piece of Josh Allen memorabilia during Sunday’s game between the Bills and the New England Patriots. The Bills trailed the Patriots 6-3 midway through the third quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.
NBC Sports has added several former NBA players to its roster of game analysts for the upcoming 2025-26 season, announcing in a press release that it has hired Derek Fisher, Austin Rivers, Brad Daugherty, Robbie Hummel and Brian Scalabrine.
With the 2025 Preakness Stakes set to take place this Saturday, NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico has offered his thoughts on the Triple Crown schedule. On May 3, Sovereignty won the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
Mike Tirico was scratched from Kentucky Derby anchoring duties on Saturday due to feeling "under the weather." Less than an hour into the prerace coverage for The Run for the Roses, Tirico was no longer performing his television duties.
Mike Tirico took over for the legendary Al Michaels as the play-by-play man for NBC's NFL coverage following the 2021 season. The well-traveled Tirico has covered everything from basketball to football to the Olympics during his illustrious career, but took a break from the NBA after he left ESPN.
The Paris Olympics on NBC have been must-watch television, but they weren't without some on-air mistakes.
Whispers about Belichick possibly serving as an NFL studio or in-game analyst hovered over his status throughout the 2023 campaign.
With the divisional round of the playoffs approaching this weekend, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell engaged in a conversation with NBC’s Mike Tirico regarding the league’s current state of officiating.
NBC's Mike Tirico has offered information on the Detroit Lions' player introductions that went viral during the Week 18 "Sunday Night Football" game at the Green Bay Packers.
The NFL confirmed Tuesday that Mike Tirico will be joining analyst Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark for the Sunday primetime matchups.
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