Overview
- Jordan’s remarks aired Tuesday in NBC’s MJ: Insights to Excellence segment with Mike Tirico following the Bucks–Knicks broadcast.
- He separated legitimate injury from elective rest, saying choosing to sit despite being able to play is a different lens.
- Coverage highlighted his durability, noting nine seasons with all 82 games and frequent 70-plus game years.
- Reports cited his early return from a 1985–86 broken foot and the 1997 Finals Flu Game as examples of his play-through-it ethos.
- No league policy changes or formal responses were reported, and outlets noted Kobe Bryant previously voiced a similar view.