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His Airness has apparently been grounded for good.

Michael Jordan revealed on Tuesday night just before the start of the 2025-26 NBA season that he no longer plays basketball -- not even occasionally in a random gym or driveway.

The iconic hooper, working in his new "MJ: Insights to Excellence" role at NBC for the first time, told Mike Tirico he actually hasn't picked up a ball "in years" -- outside of one free throw attempt during last month's Ryder Cup.

Jordan said even during that moment, he didn't want to touch a basketball ... but he was pressured into it by a homeowner who was letting him stay in his place for the big golf weekend. Getty

"He had a basketball court and he says, 'I want you to shoot one free throw,'" Jordan told Tirico. "I said, 'Really?'"

"So,"

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