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Michael Jordan will return to basketball next season.
The six -time NBA champion and the legend of the Chicago Bulls will be a “special taxpayer” for the coverage of the NBC League, since the network is scheduled to transmit games from this year.
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The Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan guard against the Trailblazers in Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, on November 21, 1989. (Use Today Sports)
The announcement was made during the initial presentation of NBC in New York.
“I am very excited to see NBA back at NBC,” he said in a press release. “The NBA in NBC was a significant part of my career, and I am excited to be a special taxpayer to the project. I hope to see them all when the NBA is launched in NBC this October.”
Jordan has been far from the game for almost two years after he sold his participation in the Charlotte Hornets in August 2023 for more than $ 3 billion. He has directed his attention to 23xi Racing and the search for a Nascar championship.
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Michael Jordan and Curtis Polk, on the left, co -owners of 23xi Racing, look during the classification with the president of 23xi Racing Steve Lauletta for an automotive car race of the Nascar Cup series, on November 9, 2024, in Avondale, Arizona. (AP Photo/John Locher, Archive)
It will become part of the game once again as a collaborator.
“Michael’s legacy on and off the court speaks for himself,” said NBC Sports president Rick Cordella. “We are incredibly proud to join our coverage.”
Jordan is considered the best NBA player of all time. He was undefeated during his NBA final races, has five NBA MVP awards and was 14 times All-Star. He played most of his career with the Bulls before concluding with the Washington Wizards.
Michael Jordan of Chicago goes to the basket in the colosseum. (Getty images)
Comcast assured an 11 -year media rights agreement for NBA games last July. ESPN/ABC and Amazon will also have NBA games. NBC will also transmit them in peacock.
