Live Coverage Begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with Debut of Basketball Night in America, NBC Sports’ On-Site Studio Show, Hosted by Maria Taylor alongside Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tra

Charles Barkley was excited for Michael Jordan to enter the NBA media space with NBC, but the highly anticipated partnership has already been a huge letdown. Like most of us, Barkley was initially “shocked” last year when NBC announced Jordan was joining their NBA coverage as a “special contributor” this season.

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Los Angeles Clippers (21-24, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-31, 13th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Jazz host the Los Angeles Clippers in Western Conference action Tuesday.

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.

Everything to know before the NBA action tips off this week on NBC and Peacock.

The dog days of the season in January is when we see some odd results.