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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James admitted that he cried when Michael Jordan retired in 1993. James looked at Jordan as his hero — someone who inspired him to get through the tough times. So when Jordan bid farewell to the game, the Lakers star was a little lost. LeBron spoke with Mav Carter and […]

When Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James met Michael Jordan for the first time, he couldn’t believe His Airness was real. The Lakers star also had a four-word NSFW reaction: The moment @kingjames met MJ for the first time. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/3JLpFUpAG8 pic.twitter.com/BLDFpFncN4 — UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) May 19, 2020 As he […]

Michael Jordan revealed during the last episode of “The Last Dance” docuseries that he would have come back with the Chicago Bulls during the 1998-99 season if Phil Jackson was still the head coach. After Chicago won the 1998 Finals over the Utah Jazz for the franchise’s sixth championship in eight years, Bulls owner Jerry […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade grew up in Chicago watching Michael Jordan play the shooting guard position better than anybody else in history. He was also a witness on how His Airness delivered six championships to the city during the 1990s. Not surprisingly, he idolized Jordan as a young hooper and strove to model parts […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been just one of the many throughout the world fixated on ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docu-series, which came to an end on Sunday evening. With the docu-series notably focusing on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, Rodgers has since opened up about idolizing “Air Jordan” as a child. […]

According to an excerpt from Jerry Krause’s unpublished memoir, the trade that sent Scottie Pippen to the Houston Rockets was a “going-away present” after Pippen’s years of championship-level play while on a laughably cheap contract. Krause recalls a meeting with Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf and the team’s medical staff that July. It persuaded him that […]

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has watched how the popular ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance” ended with the protagonist, Michael Jordan, rivaling his reasoning for blowing up the 1997-98 roster to smithereens in a lockout-bound season. In the last few minutes of “The Last Dance,” Reinsdorf offers that the players’ market value would have been […]

Michael Jordan is universally considered the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball. With countless classic moments, clutch shots, and breathtaking dunks — all with his tongue hanging from his mouth — Jordan captivated the basketball world and dominated a decade with the Chicago Bulls to cement his legacy as the greatest of […]

Episodes 9 and 10 of “The Last Dance” brought the 10-part docuseries to a bittersweet end, reliving not only Michael Jordan’s final moments as a member of the Chicago Bulls but leaving the sting of the potential “what if” as the dynasty broke up after that sixth championship. Let’s take a look at some of […]

Roughly one year after announcing his second retirement from the NBA, Michael Jordan decided to prove that he still had some gas left in his proverbial tank. Never one to back down, Jordan heard of and accepted a one-on-one challenge from the Bulls’ No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 draft, Corey Benjamin. On November […]

Former United States President Barack Obama was among the supporting voices to lend perspective to “The Last Dance,” speaking about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the lens of a politician on the rise. Obama, who grew up in Chicago during the Bulls’ rise to superstardom, recognized how Jordan “changed the culture” for athletes. […]

As the narrative of “The Last Dance” neared its conclusion, it was made clear that the decision to blow up the team did not lie solely on the shoulders of then-Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause. As it turns out, team owner Jerry Reinsdorf was equally, if not even more involved in that contentious decision. […]

On the heels of the rousing success of “The Last Dance” docuseries, ESPN plans to exclusively televise “Game 6: The Movie” — a rendering of Game 6 of the Chicago Bulls’ 1998 NBA Finals title-clinching game over the Utah Jazz. Episodes 9 and 10 of “The Last Dance” built up to a crescendoed finale, featuring […]

Michael Jordan has been one of the biggest trailblazers in the game of basketball, as “The Last Dance” recently recapitulated — but he has also transcended sports as the only player in NBA history to retire immediately after winning an MVP award OR a scoring title. But it doesn’t stop there. According to ESPN Stats […]

Most people know that Michael Jordan’s father was murdered during the peak of his son’s career. For those who may have not known previously, ESPN’s “The Last Dance” made sure that this became common knowledge by featuring this pivotal moment in Jordan’s career. What not many know is that similar to Jordan, former Chicago Bulls […]

The NBA recently did a single-episode reboot of hit 90’s show “NBA Inside Stuff,” which was hosted by none other than the show’s original host, Ahmad Rashad. The reunion episode featured some of the biggest superstars of the 90’s era in what was a very enjoyable evening of conversation. One of the highlights of the […]

Sunday’s finale of “The Last Dance” featured what was arguably the greatest shot in Michael Jordan’s entire career. As you know, we’re talking about that shot he made in the dying seconds of Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. That game-winner, however, did not come without controversy. There are some […]

In Sunday’s final couple of episodes of “The Last Dance,” the series reached its climax when Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls finally claimed their sixth title following what was a grueling 1997-98 campaign. In the aftermath of that memorable title run, then-head coach Phil Jackson called the team to one final meeting before most […]

Sunday’s final two episodes of “The Last Dance” featured one of Michael Jordan’s most memorable performances throughout his decorated career. It was the famous “Flu Game” in the 1997 NBA Finals, during which Jordan lifted the Chicago Bulls against the Utah Jazz. It was later revealed, however, that Jordan actually suffered from food poisoning and […]

The final two episodes of “The Last Dance” was not short of epic moments as it reached the pinnacle of the series with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls clinching their sixth and final championship in the 1998 NBA Finals. However, we could not help but also focus our attention on a brief cameo of […]

In the last two episodes of The Last Dance, a classic clip of Steve Kerr roasting Michael Jordan was shown. During the championship parade, Kerr went on stage and explained what really happened in the timeout before he hit the game-winning shot in Game 6 that sealed the title for them. Golden State Warriors fans are […]

NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller knew that appearing on ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docu-series would dug up some old painful wounds that took some time to heal. According to his former Pacers teammate Jalen Rose, Miller initially thought about refusing to appear in the now-critically acclaimed documentary, which chronicled the greatness of Jordan and […]

One of the main highlights of Sunday’s finale of “The Last Dance” centered around Michael Jordan’s final shot for the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. As we all know, MJ hit the game-winner over Jazz guard Byron Russell in what easily one of the most iconic […]

Even to this day, there’s still an ongoing debate on whether or not Michael Jordan pushed off Byron Russell prior to his game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. But as far as Jordan is concerned, there was nothing illegal going on in the sequence […]

Golden State Warriors head coach and former Chicago Bulls guard Steve Kerr had one of the most epic lines from Sunday’s “The Last Dance” finale. Kerr narrated Michael Jordan’s famous game-winning, championship-clinching shot against the Utah Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals, and how he described the atmosphere in the arena was nothing short of […]

Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller is just one of many superstars who couldn’t get past Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls at the height of their dominance in the ’90s. Although his Pacers team failed to dethrone the Bulls in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals, Miller is proud of the fact that the squad managed […]

In the closing minutes of the final episode of The Last Dance, Michael Jordan admitted that he was willing to ink a one-year deal for the 1998-99 season to chase the Chicago Bulls’ seventh title. Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf explained that after winning their sixth title, it would be very difficult to keep the team together. After […]

The Chicago Bulls were indeed the most dominant dynasty in the ’90s. To this day, many believe they could have had even more titles had the team stayed together following the 1998 season. Bulls icon Michael Jordan shares the same sentiment, proclaiming his belief that they could have enjoyed a “four-peat” if not for then-GM […]

After the final two episodes of “The Last Dance,” everyone in the NBA couldn’t help but express their bittersweet feelings. Much like the rest of us, players were also delighted to experience such a wonderful look into the epic journey of one of, if not the greatest player of all time in Michael Jordan of […]

After pulling away in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan had some choice words for Larry Bird as seen in Episode 9 of The Last Dance. The Pacers forced a Game 7 against the powerhouse Bulls squad. Jordan himself admitted that the Pacers were the toughest team they competed […]

Sadly, the final two episodes of “The Last Dance” aired this Sunday and the epic ESPN docu-series officially came to an end. The final episode reached its pinnacle when Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls won the 1998 NBA championship — their sixth in eight years — finally putting to bed all the disputes and […]

Bodyguard Gus Lett became a father figure for Michael Jordan. So when Lett was diagnosed with cancer, the Chicago Bulls icon mustered all his courage to boot out the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls were faced up against the Larry Bird-coached Pacers squad comprised of Reggie Miller, […]

Apart from captivating audiences with the Chicago Bulls’ greatness in the ’90s, “The Last Dance” has also given us plenty of Michael Jordan meme-able moments. The last episodes, which aired on Sunday (May 17), gave us yet another hilarious Jordan reaction. MJ flashed a devilish grin as he re-watched the fight between him and Indiana Pacers […]

The legend that was Michael Jordan’s “Flu Game” continues to be one of the most valiant individual performances by an athlete in any major sport. But if then Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson had his way in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, the now-iconic moment probably wouldn’t have […]

In Episode 9 of “The Last Dance,” Michael Jordan recalled the Chicago Bulls’ battles with the Utah Jazz, who were the biggest threats to their title chances that time. Bryon Russell had the task of guarding Jordan, and the former was up for the challenge. Little did he know that MJ already had him on […]

As seen numerous times throughout ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docuseries, Michael Jordan uses apparent slights against him as motivation to perform at his best and prove people wrong. Such was the case in the 1996-97 season when Jordan finished second in the MVP voting behind Utah Jazz superstar Karl Malone. In episode 9 of ESPN’s […]

In Episode 9 of “The Last Dance,” Michael Jordan admitted that it was Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers that gave the Chicago Bulls the “toughest” time in the Eastern Conference — outside the Detroit Pistons. Jordan recalled their journey to the NBA Finals after booting out former Bulls guard BJ Armstrong and the Charlotte […]

NBA icon Michael Jordan is a man of many names. Fans acknowledge him as His Airness and the GOAT, while the moniker “Black Jesus” has also been thrown around from time to time. Turns out, that colorful nickname was actually bestowed upon by  Jordan to himself. As seen in the latest episode of ESPN’s 10-part docuseries […]

The third episode of ESPN’s Chicago Bulls documentary, entitled “The Last Dance,” spotlighted former Bulls forward Dennis Rodman. While Rodman had established himself as one of the best rebounders and defensive players in the NBA by the early 1990s, he had also developed a rather controversial persona. But Bulls management–having lost former power forward Horace […]