NEW YORK — NBC dropped two Washington Wizards games from its schedule after Michael Jordan was put on the injured list.

        Washington's game against visiting Orlando on Sunday and its game against Boston on March 10 won't be aired nationally by the network, which is in the last year of its NBA contract.

        Instead, NBC will show Indiana at Sacramento this Sunday, and Toronto at Orlando on March 10. Those were the games originally slated to air on NBC when the season schedule was announced, but the network added Wizards games when Jordan came out of retirement.

        The 39-year-old Jordan had torn cartilage repaired in his right knee Wednesday, a procedure that typically requires 2-to-6 weeks of rehabilitation.

        “Given the injury to Jordan, the Sacramento-Indiana and Toronto-Orlando games are better matchups for us,” NBC Sports vice president Kevin Sullivan said Thursday.

        NBC still is scheduled to televise the Wizards' game against Toronto on March 24, and against Dallas on March 31.

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