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Michael Jordan Says Load Management 'Shouldn't Be Needed' in NBC Interview

He frames playing when healthy as an obligation to ticket-buying fans.

Overview

  • Jordan’s remarks aired Tuesday in NBC’s MJ: Insights to Excellence segment with Mike Tirico following the BucksKnicks 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.