NASCAR: Cup Qualifying 23XI Racing team owner Michael Jordan during qualifying for the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Michael Jordan to join NBC as special contributor for NBA games

Originally posted on ChiCitySports | By Zack Pearson | Last updated May 12, 2025 12:08 PM ET

The Greatest of All-Time is getting ready for a new venture in life and it involves the NBA again. On Monday, NBC Universal announced that Michael Jordan will be a special guest contributor for the network’s NBA coverage beginning with the 2025-26 season.

NBC bought the rights to coverage of the NBA last year beginning with next season and has slowly been rolling out the announcements. But Monday’s announcement is by far the biggest as it involves Michael Jordan and his first venture into broadcasting.

Here is how the company announced the news via social media:

A legendary addition to our team!

We’re thrilled to welcome Michael Jordan as a special contributor to the NBA on NBC and Peacock. pic.twitter.com/Pjsq8tokfi

— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) May 12, 2025

During the 90’s the NBA on NBC was the premier event of the week and it often featured Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the middle of their dynasty run. When you think of the NBA on NBC, you associate it with Jordan and the Bulls, so it’s nice to see him back involved again.

It’s unclear how involved Jordan will be or what the job entails but we should expect to see his analysis during coverage this season.

Michael Jordan’s post-career ventures

NASCAR: Cup Qualifying 23XI Racing team owner Michael Jordan during qualifying for the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Jordan ended up retiring three times in his NBA career but the six-time champion called it quits for good following the 2002-03 season with the Washington Wizards. He never pursued broadcasting at all and Chicago sports historian Jack Silverstein revealed why shortly after this news:

MJ never did broadcasting because it impeded his time, his “most valuable asset,” as he told Jack McCallum. This is a monster get for NBC. pic.twitter.com/b4r1RBzK8x

— Jack M Silverstein (@readjack) May 12, 2025

While Jordan wasn’t involved in broadcasting, he still found ways to stay involved with basketball as he owned the Charlotte Hornets franchise before selling it. He also founded 23XI Racing which has a NASCAR Cup Series Team featuring Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick.

Of course, Jordan also still loves the game of Golf as well as noted by his Grove XXIII course down in Florida.

But this is a big step for Jordan into the broadcasting world and a huge surprise for NBA fans.

This article first appeared on ChiCitySports and was syndicated with permission.

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