Overview
- The first clip aired at halftime of Thunder vs. Rockets on opening night and ran under four minutes with Mike Tirico.
- Jordan said he has not picked up a basketball in years, recalling a Ryder Cup rental-house free throw that he said he swished.
- He described the role as a way to pay it forward by passing along lessons on success, dedication and competition.
- NBC said the next segment will air Oct. 28 as part of a season-long, serialized rollout of the longer interview.
- NBC’s NBA return revived the Roundball Rock theme and used AI to recreate narrator Jim Fagan’s voice, as viewers celebrated online and shared memes despite some opening-night audio and camera hiccups.