Michael Jordan, NBA champion six times and is a member of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, will participate in the NBC Sports NBA report as a special collaborator in October, when NBA returns to NBC and launched Peacock.
Jordan, widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, had countless legendary achievements including winning six NBA championships with Chicago Bulls, 10 NBA scoring titles and NCAA championships with North Carolina University in 1982.
During the 15 seasons in NBA (1984-2003), Jordan six times won the NBA MVP title, 14 times won the title of NBA All-Star and still held the NBA record for the average score in the regular season with 30.1 points per game.
“I am very happy to see NBA back on NBC,” Jordan said. “NBA on NBC is a significant part of my career and I am very happy to become a special contributor to the project. I am looking forward to meeting all of you when NBA on NBC launched in October.”
Jordan was included in Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame twice, once in 2009 for his personal career and once again in 2010 as a member of “The Dream Team”, the South American basketball team at the 1992 Government won the Gold Medal. He also won a gold medal for the US team at the 1984 Olympics.
Jordan is one of the eight players who achieved a treble in basketball: winning the NCAA championship, the NBA championship and the Olympic gold medal in his incredible career.
In the field, Jordan is a businessman, investor and charity. His Jordan Brand (a part of Nike) has been the leading and pioneer in the field of shoes and sports costumes since 1997. Jordan is also the first former player to become the owner of a NBA brand, Charlotte Hornets.
Jordan will join Jamal Crawford and Reggie Miller, game analyst; Carmelo Anthony, studio analyst; And Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle, who commented directly at the game.
When did the NBA broadcast on NBC start?
The NBA program on NBC will start in October 2025, with the broadcast of the 2025-26 season. Peacock will live the national matches directly on Monday night, while NBC and Peacock will present the national broadcast content about the regional matches on Tuesday night. In 2026, NBC Sports will launch Sunday Night Basketball on NBC and Peacock, offering three consecutive nights broadcasting the country in the second half of the regular season.
