Reddick will race in his first championship four Sunday against reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney, two-time NASCAR champion Joey Logano and William Byron, who is making his second consecutive appearance in the title race. The crown will go to the driver who finishes the highest among the championship four.

The six-time NBA champ will try Sunday to win his first title as NASCAR team owner. Tyler Reddick's No. 45 crew is glad he's on their side.

James Jordan instilled a zest for racing in his son that has never wavered.As Tyler Reddick races for a Cup championship this weekend for 23XI Racing, the team Jordan co-owns, Jordan’s exuberance — and even anxiety at times — reveals how deep racing runs through a man often viewed through superhuman highlights on a basketball court.