NBA icon Michael Jordan made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports on Tuesday. His segment with Mike Tirico is called “MJ: Insights to Excellence.”
One of the highlights of Jordan’s first segment was his quote about wishing he could take a magic pill so he could play basketball again.
“I wish I could take a magic pill, put on shorts and go out and play the game of basketball today because that’s who I am,” Michael Jordan said. “That type of competition, that type of competitiveness is what I live for, and I miss it. I miss that aspect of playing the game of basketball, being able to challenge myself against what people see as great basketball. But it’s better for me to be sitting here talking to you as opposed to popping my Achilles and I’m in a wheelchair for a while.”
Jordan averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards during his NBA career. He won five MVPs, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, six championships, six Finals MVPs, three steals titles and 10 scoring titles with the Bulls.
Arguably the greatest player of all time, Jordan is first in NBA history in points per game in the regular season and playoffs. He holds the NBA record for most points (63) scored in a playoff game.
Jordan went 6-0 in the NBA Finals and three-peated twice with the Bulls in the ’90s.
“I have an obligation to the game of basketball … as a basketball player is to be able to pass on messages of success and dedication to the game of basketball,” Jordan said.
NBC said the next installment of Jordan’s conversation with Tirico would air on October 28 and that one of the topics covered would be load management.
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