Michael Jordan is ready for his close-up. The six-time NBA champion will join NBC as a “special contributor” when the network resumes its NBA coverage this fall. While Jordan was previously reported to be joining the company as a commentator,

Michael Jordan has a new job. Starting this fall, the GOAT will serve as a special contributor for NBC’s NBA coverage. His Airness announced the big news during NBC’s Upfront on Monday. This will be Jordan’s first time covering the league since he retired from the NBA in 2003.

The NBA desperately needs a narrative shift. Even in the midst of one of its most exciting postseasons in recent memory, the constant recycled narratives and irrational hate of the current product have become a cancer to the state of basketball discourse.