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A portion of ESPN’s 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance” explored the prolonged tension between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas, digging into the infamous walk-off game and Thomas curiously being left off the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Over the years, Jordan denied having any involvement in Thomas not making the Dream Team, the first American …
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“The Last Dance” is over, but critiques of its main character are not. Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins became one of the latest to speak out on how the ESPN documentary shed light on Michael Jordan bullying his teammates, who were often left being negatively portrayed at his expense. “When you look …
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Maybe Horace Grant was right when he called “The Last Dance” a work of fiction. Sam Smith, the author of “The Jordan Rules” and the former Chicago Tribune writer, poked some holes in the Michael Jordan documentary, as well. He said the notion Grant was his only source in the book was false and also …
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A new poll finds that NBA fans still feel Michael Jordan is the GOAT, ranking him higher than LeBron James in nearly every way. The ESPN poll found that 73 percent of respondents felt that Michael Jordan is the better player overall. Still the GOAT, Jordan swept all 17 questions where respondents were tasked with …
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There has been mixed feedback about ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary about NBA icon Michael Jordan and the ‘90s Chicago Bulls, including from Jordan’s former teammates Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen, who were apparently unhappy with how they were portrayed. Dennis Rodman, on the other hand, wasn’t having it with any of his former teammates’ …
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If you bet on Tom Brady being the next athlete to get “The Last Dance” treatment, you’re a winner. On the heels of ESPN’s successful 10-part Michael Jordan series on the end of the Bulls dynasty, the network will air a nine-part series on the longtime Patriots quarterback in 2021 called “Man in the Arena.” …
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“The Last Dance” appears to have turned Michael Jordan’s most important teammate against him. According to an ESPN Radio host, Scottie Pippen is “livid” and “so angry” with how he was portrayed in the Bulls docuseries that detailed the dynasty through Jordan’s eyes. Jordan called Pippen selfish in Episode 2 for delaying ankle surgery until …
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It’s a Bull market. Page Six is told that the smash hit ESPN documentary “The Last Dance” has led to a gold rush on Michael Jordan memorabilia. Top sports auctioneer Mike Heffner told us, “The demand for everything MJ is higher than ever” since the 10-part doc — which follows the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season and the rest of …
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“Saturday Night Live” ended its season just weeks ago, but the show is still playing a part in coronavirus-era life at NBCUniversal. NBCSN, the company’s sports-cable network, will fill next week’s primetime schedule with “SNL” repeats featuring prominent athletes as hosts. It’s just the latest programming maneuver by sports-media outlets to get something on the …
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“The Last Dance” was a fun trip back in time. But the docuseries dominated by Michael Jordan’s point of view left out so many details of the 1990s Bulls dynasty. At the conclusion of the final episode — after owner Jerry Reinsdorf said it would have been too expensive to bring back the core pieces …