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NBA Fans React to NBC's Stunning Michael Jordan Announcement

No one saw this one coming.

Tyler Lauletta

Michael Jordan will be a part of NBC's NBA coverage.
Michael Jordan will be a part of NBC's NBA coverage. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
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Michael Jordan isn’t done making waves in the NBA.

On Monday, news broke that the six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls would be joining NBC’s upcoming NBA coverage as a contributor. The news was first announced at NBC’s upfront, an event promoting what the network has planned for the coming broadcast year.

Fans were, understandably, totally shocked by the news.

Get ready for a whole new era of GOAT debates.

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Tyler Lauletta
TYLER LAULETTA

Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.

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