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Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Miami Heat president Pat Riley share mutual respect towards each other despite their heated battles in the 1990s. Riley showed up a number of times throughout the recently concluded “The Last Dance” documentary, which focused on the Bulls’ 1997-98 season. However, according to the documentary’s director, Jason Hehir, a […]

Aside from giving fans an in-depth look at Michael Jordan and the ’90s Chicago Bulls’ unparalleled greatness, ESPN’s 10-part docuseries “The Last Dance” also inadvertently gave the internet more meme-worthy moments from His Airness. However, according to Michael Jordan’s 27-year-old daughter Jasmine, her father hasn’t really paid much attention to the avalanche of fresh memes […]

Retired NBA shooting guard Craig Ehlo spent 15 years playing professional, but his career highlight was on the wrong side of a great moment for Hall of Fame Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan. Jordan hit “The Shot” (one of many “Shots” in his distinguished career) over Ehlo to sink the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 […]

Dallas Mavericks champion head coach Rick Carlisle caught an unnecessary stray shot from the folks at ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docu-series. In the documentary, he had an unflattering cameo appearance as a reserve player for the 1980s Boston Celtics who got his butt kicked by Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan in a particular sequence in […]

“The Last Dance” docu-series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls has been a huge success, with millions of people tuning in to watch the legendary franchise as they made NBA history. Fans and players alike have a new-found appreciation for MJ and the legacy he has left, especially with his journey to winning six […]

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is known for strutting the sidelines in his favorite pair of Jordans. It seems his choice of footwear did not go unnoticed by the man himself in Michael Jordan. Payton recently recalled how the pair got acquainted and the business relationship that began because of it during in […]

The airing of “Game 6: The Movie,” a high-definition rendering of the classic Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, has uncovered many details from the past. Among them is this photograph by veteran NBA shooter Fernando Medina, who captured a kid predicting Michael Jordan’s shot going […]

Get the cigars ready, because reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is already planning to party like none other than the GOAT himself, Michael Jordan, when his Milwaukee Bucks finally win a championship. It’s not just going to be an ordinary bash, but it’s going to be all the way in Mykonos, complete with those cigars. Antetokounmpo […]

Charles Barkley has chimed on on the whole Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James debate. Barkley, who himself had the opportunity to play against Jordan on more than a few occasions during his heyday, says that he believes it is simply not right to compare LeBron to MJ. “In my opinion, Michael the GOAT,” Barkley said […]

The late NBA icon Kobe Bryant is indeed the player that resembled Michael Jordan on the hardwood the most. In fact, Bryant even came to the league believing he was better than His Airness, according to Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady. In an appearance on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s All The Smoke Podcast, McGrady […]

Michael Jordan took some pot shots at former Chicago Bulls teammate Horace Grant during the run of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docuseries. Jordan suggested it was Grant who leaked information to sports writer Sam Smith, and that Grant’s jealousy contributed to Smith’s book, The Jordan Rules.  Smith made more headlines earlier this month, when he claimed […]

Memphis Grizzlies first-year point guard Ja Morant is in line to win Rookie of the Year no matter what happens with the remainder of this NBA season. The Grizzlies phenom is obviously nowhere close to Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame shooting guard Michael Jordan’s greatness, though, and ESPN’s recent 10-part docuseries airing of “The Last […]

Shaquille O’Neal says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant belongs in the GOAT debate with Michael Jordan and LeBron James. After “The Last Dance” docuseries concluded, O’Neal spoke to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith about the similarities between Bryant and Jordan and how the late Lakers icon was lucky to have developed a relationship with MJ, […]

Horace Grant continued to demolish the popular docuseries “The Last Dance,” this time taking umbrage on the depiction of his former teammate Scottie Pippen. Pippen was criticized for his tenuous contract dispute with Chicago Bulls management, his decision to stall a back injury in the summer, and sitting out during the last play of a […]

Bleacher Report’s animation NBA series came to a blazing finale on Thursday, as the final episode of Game of Zones went live at noon. The parody, based on the popular HBO show Game of Thrones, delivered one last dance before riding off into the sunset with a 12-minute finale — bringing the GOAT debate to […]

The Michael Jordan/Chicago Bulls docu-series “The Last Dance” has prompted several old feuds Jordan had in his past to resurface. Perhaps none more intriguing than that of MJ’s bitter rivalry against Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons. Thomas has opened up again about his rather unsavory relationship with Jordan, and this time around, the Pistons […]

As initially expected, the recently-concluded “The Last Dance” docuseries has garnered some mixed reactions following its conclusion last Sunday. This includes some not-so-positive feedback from no less than a couple of Michael Jordan’s former teammates with the Chicago Bulls in Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant. For his part, former Bulls bad boy Dennis Rodman isn’t […]

It didn’t take long for Michael Jordan to have overwhelming power within the Chicago Bulls organization. Brad Sellers, who was drafted in 1986, was promised to be the first 7-foot small forward. He quickly saw that promise vanish with the arrival of Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in the draft the following year. Irked by […]

The airing of “The Last Dance” docuseries has brought several executives out of the woodwork, reliving stories from the Michael Jordan era with the Chicago Bulls. Among them are how the Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers were willing to trade for Jordan during the 1984 NBA Draft. According to The Athletic, Mavs general manager Rick […]

The hit docuseries The Last Dance concluded last Sunday night, punctuated by the Chicago Bulls capping off their three-peat in 1998 with a win over the Utah Jazz. As the team celebrated backstage, a familiar face to 90s pro-wrestling fans made a brief cameo as Extreme Championship Wrestling star The Sandman can be seen giving […]

Retired NBA forward Channing Frye caused quite a stir recently when he claimed the only thing Michael Jordan did well was score the basketball. After all, many regard Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time. Frye clarified his comments on Wednesday during a segment with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker, claiming he never […]

New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor is one of the most competitive players in NFL history. That competitiveness on the field, mixed with extraordinary talent and drive, allowed Taylor to become one of the greatest defensive players in league history. However, while Taylor is undoubtedly a competitor, the 10-time Pro Bowler for the Giants knows […]

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen is reportedly upset at Michael Jordan for his portrayal in “The Last Dance,” per David Kaplan of ESPN 1000. Jackie MacMillan of ESPN also reported a similar story in early May: But Pippen has been notably silent since the documentary began its run last month, and those close to him […]

The “Last Dance” docuseries on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls was legendary for a lot of reasons. Sports fans mostly enjoyed it, though, because of the memes it gave NBA Twitter users to use during the sports hiatus. Michael Jordan first became a meme after his Hall of Fame speech in 2009. He was […]

Another funky wrinkle has surfaced in the wake of the last two episodes of “The Last Dance,” in which Michael Jordan claims “The Flu Game” was actually caused by food poisoning from eating an entire pizza before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. A Utah resident by the name of Otto told “The Rich […]

Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is mostly pleased with how ESPN’s 10-part docuseries The Last Dance portrays Michael Jordan and the Bulls of the ’90s throughout the highly acclaimed series. Yet Reinsdorf does have a bone to pick with the ending of The Last Dance, when Jordan suggests the Bulls should have run it back […]

With an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion, Michael Jordan is by far the richest former professional athlete in all of sports. However, the Chicago Bulls legend actually never breached $100-million in salaries through his Hall of Fame career. In fact, majority of his career earnings came in his final two seasons with the Bulls, […]

Vince Carter is just the latest of many NBA players to chip in on the GOAT debate. The 42-year-old, who has now played in four different decades, put Michael Jordan atop the list, followed by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. However, Carter argued it would be possible for James to leapfrog Bryant in those rankings […]

The stories about Michael Jordan pushing his teammates to points where it might have been considered sheer bullying were exposed in ESPN’s 10-part docuseries “The Last Dance.” Yet one man managed to make Jordan’s barbs backfire: Robert Parish. Parish played the last season of his 21-year career with the Chicago Bulls. Having won three rings […]

Gary Payton was fuming when he found out his 1996 NBA Finals rugged rival Michael Jordan had laughed at the notion of his defense being a problem back in the day. Jordan’s hearty laugh soon went viral and became the next meme sensation from many that stemmed from “The Last Dance” — one Payton is […]

Former NBA big man Channing Frye has been taking a lot of flak lately after coming out with a controversial statement. Earlier, Frye said that Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan’s primary job during his playing days was to “just score,” and as expected, it did not sit well with Jordan supporters everywhere. When we say […]

NBA icon Magic Johnson listed down five players who he thinks would’ve been superstars in the Michael Jordan era. Johnson recently spoke with Stephen A. Smith to discuss The Last Dance. Answering Smith’s query, Johnson believes that LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, and Giannis Antetokounmpo could play in the era Jordan was in. Magic […]

Tamba Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady pulled out the newest Michael Jordan meme from “The Last Dance” to react to a tweet. ESPN tweeted their expectations for the 2020 NFL season and what might actually happen. It seems that ESPN thinks the Falcons have a good shot at the title. However, with Brady still around, […]

In December of 2019, Andre 3000, one half of the legendary rap group OutKast, sat down with super-producer Rick Rubin for a conversation on a podcast called Broken Record. The two all-time great musicians spoke on their career, creativity, and their happenings as of late. However, 3000’s comments about his absence from the music scene […]

Part of Michael Jordan’s image is his association with Nike, the athletic wear giant and basketball shoe brand that has established a sneaker empire bearing the likeness of the Chicago Bulls great and NBA icon for decades now. It almost went to shreds, however, before Jordan’s late father prevented the former Bulls All-Star from leaving […]

Former New York Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy had a firsthand look at the greatness of Hall of Fame shooting guard Michael Jordan, spending 12 years in the Eastern Conference with the Big Apple franchise and frequently playing in the regular season and playoffs against the Chicago Bulls. According to Van Gundy — now […]

Michael Jordan? LeBron James? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Kobe Bryant? NBA fans have been debating who the GOAT (greatest of all time) is for decades and will likely be debating it for  decades to come as the league develops more superstars. The conversations have been heating up the last few weeks as ‘The Last Dance’ documentary on […]

The backlash from “The Last Dance,” a 10-part ESPN docuseries inspired by the Chicago Bulls’ three-peat in 1998, has started to set in. Horace Grant, who received blame for relinquishing private information that went into making the popular book “The Jordan Rules,” fired back at Michael Jordan for slapping the “snitch” label on him during […]

“The Last Dance” provided the internet with multiple meme-worthy moments. One of the latest viral images, from Episode 9, captures a particularly fired-up Indiana Pacers fan throwing colorful language at Chicago Bulls players during the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals, which the Bulls won in seven games. The woman who hurled a healthy “IN YOUR F***ING […]