Today’s NBA slate features Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs facing Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.

This week’s NBA Power Rankings were pushed back a day due to a busy Martin Luther King Day on NBC Sports, but here we are with a new — but very familiar — team on top of the mountain. (36-8, last week No.

Michael Jordan's 'NBA on NBC' appearance disappointing for fans originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. NBC restarted its NBA coverage this season after agreeing to an 11-year media rights deal with the NBA in 2024.

The NBA's slate for Martin Luther King Jr. Day is enormous, including a quadruple-header on NBC. Here's how to watch and stream every game.

Appearing on the SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast (h/t Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing), NBC's lead play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico said there is "nothing scheduled as of now" with Jordan beyond the one long-form interview that has been sprinkled into the network's coverage throughout the season.

Basketball fans are convinced Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan "scammed" NBC. After NBC secured media rights for the NBA, it was announced that Jordan would join the network as a "special contributor.

NBA fans are speculating that Michael Jordan might have scammed NBC, as reports surfaced about his surprisingly limited participation.

The 2026 NBA Finals will be played with a slightly altered schedule this June, which may result in there being more time between the league crowning its champion and the NBA Draft. Last season's Game 7 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers came only 72 hours prior to Cooper Flagg going No.