"This was Michael Jordan. The face of the NBA’s greatest era. The man who helped make the original NBA on NBC a cultural phenomenon. The opportunity to put him back in that environment should have been impossible to screw up. And somehow, NBC did."
"We don't have to go to corporate and get approval to do these different things. It's really getting the staff together and sitting down and brainstorming."
"At some point, whether it’s Week 2 or whatever, I can get back into the radio booth and do my thing. Just being around the team and around you guys and watching it all is going to be certainly a healing process in itself for me."
The music industry and millions of fans flooded social media with tributes Tuesday. Artists, broadcasters, and celebrities shared memories of Dolly Parton's influence.
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"This was Michael Jordan. The face of the NBA’s greatest era. The man who helped make the original NBA on NBC a cultural phenomenon. The opportunity to put him back in that environment should have been impossible to screw up. And somehow, NBC did."
Tuesday's tribute worked because it felt honest, not staged. Consequently, it's the kind of moment that reminds viewers why they tuned in beyond the headlines.