the last dance
Bulls architect's side of dynasty ending contests 'Last Dance' narrative
As the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary series "The Last Dance" wrapped up Sunday night, one man did not come out of it with the same honor and glory that the...
'The Last Dance' finale showed how much Michael Jordan overcame in the end
"The Last Dance" is over, and in a world where live sports barely exist, the conclusion of ESPN's docuseries sends us back to a place without appointment television. The show's...
'Last Dance' ends with 'maddening' Michael Jordan question
Could the Bulls have won seven championships? Or eight? After Michael Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth and final title in 1998, Chicago GM Jerry Krause dismantled the entire...
There is a softer side to Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan may have had the reputation of being a jerk to his teammates, but he showed a much kinder side to the people in his inner circle. Sunday’s episode...
Michael Jordan's signed game-worn sneakers sell for record $560K
Michael Jordan's stock keeps soaring. With the massively popular series, "The Last Dance," bringing renewed focus to the basketball icon's career, a pair of autographed game-worn sneakers from Jordan's 1984-85...
Carmelo Anthony blew chance to be Knicks' Michael Jordan'
“The Last Dance’’ ends Sunday, completing five weeks of Phil Jackson being depicted in the most positive light during his run with the Bulls. Charley Rosen, Jackson’s confidant/biographer and his...
Michael Jordan's 'Flu Game' may have been twisted truth
The “Food Poisoning Game” doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it? But according to longtime trainer Tim Grover, that’s what Michael Jordan’s epic performance in Game 5 of...
Shaquille O'Neal: 'The Last Dance' proves Michael Jordan is the GOAT
One legendary player believes "The Last Dance," ESPN's 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan’s final season with the Bulls, should end the greatest player ever debate for younger generations. According to...
There is no ‘Last Dance’ without the 'Showtime' Lakers
It wasn’t until the Lakers had gathered at the airport that they learned the harsh truth: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s ankle hadn’t responded to treatment. He wouldn’t be joining them on the...
One of Michael Jordan's teammates has been ominously quiet
After Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Denis Rodman, Luc Longley was as significant as any Bull to the second three-peat, the team’s starting center and a key piece in the...
Ex-Bull loved being bullied by Michael Jordan
Because of Michael Jordan's harsh and demanding treatment of teammates in "The Last Dance," some now see the NBA legend differently. But Scott Burrell — Jordan's punching bag throughout the...
Michael Jordan won't let Patrick Ewing live down his dominance
Michael Jordan began torturing Patrick Ewing nearly three decades ago. Predictably, the six-time NBA champion hasn't stopped. The Hall of Fame center first lost to Jordan in the 1982 national...
Michael Jordan's ex-gambling foe is now a yogi
Richard Esquinas’ life is yoga now. He’s a yogi, teaching and spreading the practice in Palm Springs, Calif. It’s how he fills his time. But he is known for far...
Why George Karl snubbed Michael Jordan before 1996 NBA Finals
George Karl didn’t want to give Michael Jordan any added fuel. But by avoiding him at a Chicago restaurant prior to the 1996 NBA Finals, he did anyway, as “The...
Michael Jordan proving to be ultimate con man in 'The Last Dance'
As we have made our way through four-fifths of the addictively entertaining hagiography “The Last Dance,” there is one thing, I believe, that can be stated with absolute historical accuracy....
Michael Jordan laughed off Gary Payton like he was a nobody
Part 8 of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” gave an inside look into the 1996 NBA Finals between the Seattle Supersonics and the Chicago Bulls, revealing how little Michael Jordan thought...
Michael Jordan faces his demons in 'The Last Dance'
Through what we've seen so far in ESPN's "The Last Dance," it is abundantly clear that Michael Jordan's unparalleled "win at all costs" mentality propelled him into an echelon of...
'A—hole' Michael Jordan went too far with Bulls trash talk
Michael Jordan’s practice trash talk really was on another level. “He was an a—hole,” Bulls center Will Perdue said during Episode 7 of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” on Sunday night....
Inside the wild Michael Jordan conspiracy theory surrounding his father's death
It’s well known Michael Jordan had a bit of a gambling habit, but Sunday’s episode of “The Last Dance” showed just how big the story got — with some even...
The insane Michael Jordan moment you need to relive
It was four games — 10 days — into his comeback from retirement and Michael Jordan hadn’t yet played worth a dime. The Bulls were 2-2 and Jordan was shooting...