The former Chicago Bulls star, who played alongside Michael Jordan, believes fans will be taking part in the treat as he becomes an analyst.
Michael Jordan is one of the best, if not the best, ever. The six-time NBA champions have achieved almost mystic status during the league.
However, after he left in the sunset, on his third attempt, Jordan decided to live a hidden life. After years of troubled by the media, Jordan seemed to escape from it all.
Michael Jordan was the greatest superstar of the NBA ever. But once his time was over, he was nearly impossible to find.
But it’s all going to end this season. NBC Sports seduced Michael Jordan as an analyst to get fans to participate in NBA programming.
Part of the motivation to talk publicly about basketball was to show that today’s players are still talented. In fact, LeBron James’ constant comparison with Jordan proved to be a turning point.
A lesson from turning Michael Jordan’s former rival, John Sally spoke about what he expects from the legend as an NBC analyst.
Sally pointed out that Jordan may call players for being dull, lazy and inefficient, and even call for poor performance on big contracts.
“It’s going to be a lot, ‘Yes, that boy sucks! Man, I don’t know how they’ll pay that guy. I wouldn’t have paid him before.”
“He’s 62 now, he’s going to tell you what he thinks. I’m sure that, but his perspective comes from the murderer. So it’s really, really good.
“And what do you know? You know when someone is making it a dog. Not as much as Michael. Michael can say.”
Michael Jordan doesn’t hold back on players who perform poorly. However, he also states that he wants to bring a positive light to today’s generation of players.
He told NBC’s production team he wanted to use his platform to make a positive impact on the sport, as reported by one Elliot Barnes story.
“Mike told us a flat out. If you’re hearing that from him, is it necessary for these fans to stop disrespecting guys like LeBron, Steph or hard, even if that’s the case. He wants to move the game forward.”
Hopefully, Jordan’s sporadic appearance in NBC could be a breath of fresh air that sports need, especially compared to the historical and hyperbolic talk points presented by analysts.
Next season will be a must-see TV about NBC Sports, not just for Jordan, but also for vintage-style presentations that NBA fans have missed so much.