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Michael Jordan’s Debut Appearance on NBC Sports Draws Reaction From Sports Media
"As a basketball player, it’s about passing on messages of success and dedication to the game"
NBC Sports Teases Michael Jordan Feature During Opening Night Coverage
"According to NBC, halftime coverage of the Rockets–Thunder game on Tuesday night will include the first installment of MJ: Insights to Excellence"
FOX Sports Makes ‘Everyday for the Boys’ With Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports Partnership
"Dave Portnoy will now be a part of Big Noon Kickoff, and Barstool Sports content will begin to fill the holes of recently departed programming on FS1. That’s a bigger deal than Michael Jordan signing to NBC Sports."
Can Sports Media Conquer Nostalgia Better Than the NBA?
"Sports media must conquer nostalgia the complete opposite of how the NBA has approached the battlefield"
Adam Silver: ‘I Spoke to Michael Jordan’ About New Role With NBC Sports
"I know there were other inquiries over the years. I think, for whatever reason, he was ready to do it now. He has incredibly fond memories of NBC. I don't think that's lost on anyone."
Stephen A. Smith: Michael Jordan Will Be ‘Brutally Honest’ on NBC NBA Coverage
"He ain’t trying to hurt nobody’s feelings, he ain’t trying to be insulting, but he’s going to tell you what’s going on."
Brady Quinn: Michael Jordan Joined NBC To Beat LeBron James to It
"If you were the GOAT, and if you were the authoritative figure when you’re on a major network like this, you’re a part of the broadcast, the coverage, it’s going to speak volumes.”
Is Nostalgia All NBC Has To Offer NBA Fans?
“The entertainment industry is so painfully risk averse now. Recognizable intellectual property is all that matters.”
Mike Tirico on What He Would Like To See From Michael Jordan on NBC
"I’m curious what he thinks, as a guy who wanted to play so often, about the amount of play guys have and the style of the way the game is played now on both ends of the floor.”
Which Michael Jordan Will Show Up on the NBA on NBC?
"NBC is keeping the audience guessing, and that’s the smartest play of all."