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Reggie Miller had no problems answering a very sensitive topic regarding The Dream Team that took the 1992 Barcelona Olympics by storm. During an interview with Dan Patrick on The Dan Patrick Show, Miller outright agreed that Bulls legend Michael Jordan was culpable for Isiah Thomas being snubbed from the roster. Patrick: Do you think […]

The fame surrounding Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls back in their heyday often forced his teammates to take some odd routes to keep themselves safe and away from the prying attention. Pseudonyms were a popular and useful way to remain incognito amid the Jordan hype. Will Perdue says he went by “Cosmo Kramer,” of […]

Michael Jordan’s longtime agent, David Falk, is one of the select few who have been able to see all 10 episodes of ESPN’s Chicago Bulls docuseries “The Last Dance.” Watching them in full has rendered Falk aware that some of the things he’s suspected for years will come to light, including Scottie Pippen’s alleged jealousy. […]

Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls carried on with his efforts to help in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the Bulls stud surprised a healthcare frontliner by sending her an endearing message of gratitude for all the sacrifices she is making. Holly Rasche is the Director of Security Management Services at Northwest Community […]

“The Last Dance” director Jason Hehir himself has just confirmed that former Chicago Bulls big man Luc Longley will not be part of the famed ESPN docuseries based on Michael Jordan and the final year of their dynasty. According to Hehir, it was budgetary constraints that led to Longley being omitted as part of the […]

In episodes three and four of the sports documentary “The Last Dance,” Dennis Rodman was the main attraction, which led to the resurrection of his iconic dive shot. The photographer of the classic picture looked back on the time he got the picture and its aftermath. NBA photographer Sam Forencich recalled that great assignment in […]

Horace Grant, Bill Wennington, and Will Perdue were three of Chicago Bulls’ big men during their championship run in the 90s. With the sports documentary The Last Dance, fans have been treated to a trip down memory lane. Grant, Perdue, and Wennington, too, reminisced on the best moments when they were on top of the […]

Last week, Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine named his all-time Bulls starting lineup. The high-flyer went with Derrick Rose, himself, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Pau Gasol. Now, LaVine is listing his top five Bulls of all time. He’s going with Rose, Jordan, Pippen, Ben Gordon, and Jamal Crawford: .@ZachLaVine named his top 5 […]

Michael Jordan is the greatest of all-time. The GOAT. The best. You can argue the point as much as you want, but it doesn’t change the fact (yes, fact) that Jordan is the best basketball player who has ever lived. Jordan entered the NBA with the Chicago Bulls in 1984 and won six championships during […]

Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman took a mini-vacation to Las Vegas during the season once with the permission of head coach Phil Jackson. Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka is looking to do the same thing once basketball gets back. However, instead of Vegas, Ibaka says he’s going to Paris instead: When everything gets back […]

The Chicago Bulls recently put together a brand-new front office, headlined by the new vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley. This new regime could unseat current head coach Jim Boylen as part of a wholesale change in the organization. According to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, multiple rival executives […]

Though he was clearly one of the best point guards of the time, Isiah Thomas was left off of the Dream Team in 1992. Some thought Bulls legend Michael Jordan may have played a role in Thomas’ omission from the roster, but the team’s architect, Rod Thorn, says that wasn’t the case. As part of […]

Isiah Thomas threw the Boston Celtics under the bus during Episode 4 of ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance,” noting the Detroit Pistons’ infamous walk-off the court without shaking hands with the Chicago Bulls was customary. The Pistons legend discussed how in a previous series in 1988, the Celtics had done just that to them after […]

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from The Last Dance, it’s that Michael Jordan is one overly competitive dude. There’s simply no denying that. Former Chicago Bulls teammate Bill Wennington recently looked back on his own personal experience in the same. The 7-foot big man once swatted away a shot by MJ, and true enough, it […]

We’re nearly halfway through the epic ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance,” and there are still so many more incredible stories to tell. Below we highlight five Michael Jordan-related storylines that we feel deserve their own place in one of the six remaining episodes of this documentary. James R. Jordan Sr. We all know how pivotal […]

The NBA’s GOAT and Bulls legend Michael Jordan is so phenomenal during his playing days that fans can’t help but marvel at his every move. Even media men, who are supposed to keep it neutral during games, are not spared from being in awe of Jordan. ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon shared an interesting story on […]

Michael Jordan is the deadliest midrange shooter in NBA history. His prowess would influence and inspire the next generation of All Star shooting guards, including Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Richard Hamilton. Hamilton wasn’t just impacted by Jordan from afar, though. The three-time All Star got to pick Jordan’s brain up-close as his Washington Wizards […]

Michael Jordan’s long-simmering feelings toward Isiah Thomas are made apparent in Episode 4 of “The Last Dance” docuseries, though the former Detroit Pistons guard said he was caught off-guard by Jordan’s vitriolic words. During the episode, Jordan is shown a clip of Thomas explaining the Pistons’ decision to walk off the court in Game 4 […]

Are we really doing this again? I guess we are. The Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance has inspired Jordan-LeBron James comparisons for the umpteenth time, and on Tuesday morning, ESPN’s First Take debated over how James would have fared in Jordan’s era. So you know, it was just another variation of, “Who is better? […]

Steve Kerr knows his way around NBA dynasties. He was a role player on the Chicago Bulls from 1993-98, won two titles with the San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003), and reached the NBA Finals in all five seasons as a head coach with the Golden State Warriors—winning three more rings. Of the many differences between […]

B.J. Armstrong chose a peculiar game as the most important in Chicago Bulls franchise history. It was a loss of all games, one that came at a pivotal point for him and his teammates. “If there was any moment in my career, in our career as a group, as a team, as an organization — […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton has been intently watching ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance,” which has sparked plenty of uncanny similarities between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Walton, who played with Bryant as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, noted how passages of each episode of the series reflect how similar the two […]

The Chicago Bulls just recently hired Marc Eversley as the team’s new general manager, which was preceded by their decision to appoint Arturas Karnisovas as their new executive vice president of basketball operations. Bulls star guard Zach LaVine has given his thoughts on these recent developments, and according to the 25-year-old, he is very much looking […]

One of the most hilarious bits coming out of Sunday’s episodes of The Last Dance was Michael Jordan absolutely roasting his former Chicago Bulls teammate Scott Burrell. As it turns out, Burrell’s wife was also tuned in (of course she was), and her reaction to his husband’s rather unwanted cameo is pretty epic. Jordan went on a […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine has been closely watching “The Last Dance,” like many other players and fans confined to their own devices. The 6-foot-5 skywalker actually holds the highest scoring average for a Bulls player since Michael Jordan, something he didn’t even come to realize until a recent interview with Alex Kennedy of […]

A lot of tales from the Chicago Bulls’ heyday are at times lost within detail. Dennis Rodman’s in-season vacation being one of them, as Jason Hehir, the executive director of ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance” cleared up a few parts of the story. “I think that’s a bit misconstrued that he got him out of […]

A number of basketball personalities have weighed in on the highly popular ESPN docuseries on the Chicago Bulls, “The Last Dance.” Michael Jordan’s oldest son, Jeffrey, just gave his own thoughts on the matter in an interview with Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune. An 8-year-old Jeffrey briefly appeared in the first episode of “The […]

Isiah Thomas has been making waves over the past couple of days due to the fact that he and the Detroit Pistons were heavily featured in Sunday’s “The Last Dance” episodes. There has been a lot of talk going around about how the Pistons’ feud with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls from more than […]

Detroit Pistons legend Joe Dumars has given his two cents worth on what has been the talk of the town of late: the intense rivalry between Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and the Pistons during the late-1980’s and early-1990’s. This was brought about by Sunday’s episodes of The Last Dance docuseries, which centers around the same. Dumars […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is grateful for ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary since it gave him a chance to witness the excellence of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 90s. The 19-year-old, who was born in 2000, was simply in awe of Jordan’s transcendent talent on the hardwood. “When I started […]

Much like the rest of the basketball world, Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington is enjoying ESPN’s 10-part docu-series “The Last Dance”. In a Q&A session on Monday with NBA TV, the 29-year-old winger revealed that he idolized Scottie Pippen growing up and even patterned his game to the Chicago Bulls legend. “My favorite player growing […]

Derrick Rose visited Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan’s house while he was in high school. At the time, Rose and his family were living in Englewood, one of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods. Rose was friends with Jordan’s two sons and got invited to MJ’s house. Once he got back to his house in Englewood, Rose […]

Phil Jackson has the most championships (11) and highest winning-percentage (.704) of any coach in NBA history (min. 500 games) and the most playoff victories (229) over 20 seasons as an NBA head coach. He inherited teams laden with young superstars, but extracting the utmost production from stars is a) hard and b) a good […]

Former Chicago Bulls guard and current NBC Sports Chicago analyst Kendall Gill told a fascinating Dennis Rodman story recently. Back when he was playing for the New Jersey Nets, Gill was hanging out with Rodman the night before a game. They went to a strip club, with Gill leaving around 12:30 in the morning. Rodman […]

The bad blood between Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and Isiah Thomas’ Detroit Pistons is highlighted in Episodes 3 and 4 of “The Last Dance.” One of the key storylines is the Pistons’ infamous walk-off after getting swept by the Bulls in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals. Jordan and other Bulls players are still upset to […]

The Last Dance has reminded us just how fierce the rivalry was between Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons. To this day, Jordan still hates Thomas and anyone who played for those “Bad Boy” Pistons teams and vice versa. Former Pistons’ big man Bill Laimbeer despises Jordan so […]

Many coaches have flocked to the Yoda of NBA basketball, the wise seer Phil Jackson. Among them is Jim Boylen of the Chicago Bulls, who haven’t tasted ultimate victory since Jackson’s last days at the helm. Boylen knew Jackson would do his homework before offering to help, so he made it a point to do […]

As part of an appearance on VladTV, former NBA big man John Salley revealed what really started the feud between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. Salley played with both Jordan and Thomas, so he knows a bit about the two Hall of Famers. Through the late ’80s and into the early ’90s, Detroit was a […]

Dennis Rodman was a curious character, whether that was as a player or as a person off the court. So it wouldn’t surprise fans if his off-the-court affairs were just as irreverent and mind-blowing, including the time he and then-girlfriend Carmen Electra got busy on the Chicago Bulls’ practice court. Electra spared no detail about […]