Adam Silver now runs one of the greatest sports organizations in the world. Prior to serving as NBA commissioner, however, Silver apparently helped put together one of the most highly anticipated basketball documentaries of all time.
According to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press, Silver — who served as President of NBA Entertainment at the time — became very instrumental in making “The Last Dance” documentary which will air on Sunday, April 19.
The ESPN and Netflix documentary “The Last Dance” — the story based around Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls — premieres Sunday night with the first two episodes of the 10-part series. And the images from that season exist because of the notion that Thompson had and Silver, now the NBA commissioner but then the person in charge of NBA Entertainment, helped arrange.
Thompson, who already had been working at NBA Entertainment for about a decade, suggested embedding a crew with the Bulls. Silver made some phone calls. They were off and running.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the NBA season and other sports leagues, basketball fans have clamored for the early release of the documentary. ESPN obliged, and now it's within everyone's reach.
“The Last Dance” documents the final season of Chicago's legendary dynasty in the 1990s. The said Bulls team is considered one of the greatest squads in NBA history, featuring the greatest player to ever play basketball in Michael Jordan.
As noted in the article, a lot of prominent people in the Bulls organization, including Phil Jackson and Jordan himself, needed to sign off on having a crew film them throughout the grueling season. However, none of this would have been possible without the efforts of the current NBA commissioner 23 years ago.
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