{"id":439984,"date":"2026-01-29T03:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439984\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:17:12","slug":"charles-barkley-rips-nbc-for-michael-jordan-usage-after-interview-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439984\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley rips NBC for Michael Jordan usage after interview hype"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Barkley was like the rest of us.<\/p>\n

When he heard before the season that NBC planned to use Michael Jordan as a special contributor in the return of its NBA broadcasts, he was excited.<\/p>\n

But things haven’t played out the way Barkley, or anyone else, expected.<\/p>\n

Turns out, NBC pretty much just did one interview with Jordan and is using pieces of it throughout the season.<\/p>\n

In a recent SiriusXM NBA Radio appearance<\/a>, Barkley ripped NBC for the approach after such hype.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was excited to have Michael because Michael Jordan is the reason we all make this money from the NBA,\u201d Barkley said. \u201cWe need Michael Jordan affiliated with the NBA. But now you see this thing coming out with NBC and you\u2019re like, \u2018Wait, you all did one interview five months ago and you\u2019re all gonna sprinkle it throughout the season?\u2019 Come on, man. That\u2019s disingenuous by NBC. That\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m so disappointed at the way that worked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barkley had even more to say, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bad look for NBC, it\u2019s just a bad look, plain and simple,\u201d Barkley added. \u201cThey couldn\u2019t fly to Michael like once a month and do a new interview? That makes NBC look really bad, plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan’s interview was with Mike Tirico, and it has created some cool talking points.<\/p>\n

It’s certainly nothing like having Barkley and the crew on Inside The NBA, though. And it turns out, it’s not even an up-to-date experience.<\/p>\n

Instead, MJ just sat down once to chat, and NBC is stretching out what they got.<\/p>\n

It’s better than nothing, but not a whole lot better.<\/p>\n

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