The NBA on NBC made its highly anticipated return after a 23-year absence from television to open the 2025-26 NBA season Tuesday night. It featured the return of “Roundball Rock” (and the network’s amazing NBA intros),

Michael Jordan played his final NBA game in the 2002-03 season. Since then, it hasn't been too often that fans get to hear from him. While the Chicago Bulls legend was the owner of the Charlotte Hornets for some time,

Michael Jordan has never shown interest in doing television before Monday's announcement that he was joining NBC's basketball coverage next season. But two big factors are driving this move: Legacy and Nike sales. A legendary addition to our team!

Michael B. Jordan was first reported to be in talks to to star as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs in a movie reboot of the show, directed by “Top Gun: Maverick” and “F1” director Joseph Kosinski, according to Variety.