Michael Jordan will join NBC's NBA broadcasts as a special contributor. NBC is trying to tap into the nostalgia of Jordan-era basketball. NBC is adding Michael Jordan to its NBA coverage. The network announced on Monday at its Upfronts presentation that Jordan will join the network as a special contributor to NBA broadcasts.

The 2025-26 season will bring some substantial changes to how we watch NBA basketball, as the new national TV broadcast deal goes into effect and shifts rights to two new networks. That has led to an arm's race between NBC and Amazon as they fill out their studio and game broadcast crews,

When basketball fans think of NBC's original run of NBA coverage, two of the first names that come to mind are Michael Jordan and Ahmad Rashad. And now that the network is back in business with the National Basketball Association,