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In even more The Last Dance docuseries fallout, Jerry Reinsdorf doubled down as to why the Michael Jordan-led 1997-98 Chicago Bulls couldn’t have won a seventh title had they stayed together another season. The owner/chairman explained why at length during a recent interview with Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “We were fortunate to beat Indiana. […]

During the popular ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance,” Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has been unilaterally supportive of his former general manager Jerry Krause. In a recent interview with Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, he revealed the lone flaw of the architect that helped build six championship teams in eight years for the franchise. Scottie […]

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 […]

ESPN’s “The Last Dance” 10-part docuseries came to an end on Sunday with an image that is all too familiar to longtime Chicago Bulls fans: Michael Jordan vs. team owner Jerry Reinsdorf. The last few minutes of Episode 10 had Jordan being asked about the potential of going after a seventh ring and a fourth […]

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf was a huge part of the recently concluded “The Last Dance” docuseries. The 84-year-old billionaire provided a ton of valuable insight with regards to the NBA journey of not only his team, but that of the great Michael Jordan as well. There’s no denying that Reinsdorf was and continues to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Former Chicago Bulls player Corey Benjamin recently gave some insight to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype about the post-Michael Jordan era in Chicago. Among these nuggets, Benjamin, who played for the Bulls from 1998-2001, noted the franchise was low-balling would-be All-Stars like Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O’Neal in free agency, resting on the laurels of the […]

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. […]

Episodes 7 and 8 of ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” took viewers through a ride to relive Michael Jordan’s first retirement from the NBA, his stint as a baseball player, and the many anecdotes that ensued. Here are the eight best things from Sunday’s episodes as the series heads into a crescendoed finale on May […]

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf revealed in the latest installment of The Last Dance that he still paid Michael Jordan his NBA contract in 1993-94 because MJ was underpaid. Despite being the best basketball player in the world pretty much his entire NBA career, Jordan didn’t make the money people thought he should have been […]

To this very day, critics continue to questions Michael Jordan’s decision to give up one year of his prime during his hiatus, opting to pursue a rather short-lived career in baseball during the 1993-94 season. There are some who believe that the Chicago Bulls could have kept on winning the championship — and perhaps even […]

We’re getting more familiar with the characters in the 1990s Chicago Bulls orbit through ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” including longtime Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. Reinsdorf, 84, is a self-made billionaire who turned a modest fortune into a massive one by purchasing Chicago sports teams for cheap and converting them into lucrative […]

With the NBA’s 2020 All-Star Weekend headed to Chicago, the basketball community’s attention turns to The Windy City. That also means revisiting the history of the Chicago Bulls, including when team owner Jerry Reinsdorf played a part in breaking up Michael Jordan’s six-time champion Bulls, with the dynasty coming to a crashing halt in 1998 […]

The Chicago Bulls are off to a disappointing 6-12 start and owner Jerry Reinsdorf is livid, so much so that general manager Gar Forman may finally be heading out the door. According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, Reinsdorf is beginning to turn his attention to the job security of Forman, who has been […]

Derrick Rose signed a two-year, $15 million deal with Pistons back in July, but it sounds like he’s leaving the door open with regards to a possible return to the Bulls. The Bulls selected Rose with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He enjoyed several successful seasons with the team, leading […]

Derrick Rose is a Chicago legend. His impact on the early 2010s Bulls is something that affected fans across the globe. Rose’s ability to shake his defender and slide to the basket with acrobatic movements made him one of the most special Bulls players of all time. His resurgence this year with the Minnesota Timberwolves has […]

Michael Jordan has had his personal gripes with Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf although he’s never spoken about it. It was reported that he had issues even after retiring when Reinsdorf wouldn’t bother granting him an ownership stake in the team, or front office control. Once Reinsdorf was inducted into the Hall of Fame last weekend, Phil Jackson […]

One of the best things about the Hall of Fame is the window of opportunity it brings to get to know the inductees on a different level. Whether it’s more intimate or just being able to revisit events long after they’ve passed, these moments now hold a grander meaning. In a candid interview with K.C. Johnson […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction has been a unique opportunity to receive honest feedback in one of the most reserved owners in the NBA — Jerry Reinsdorf. Reinsdorf, who’s owned the Chicago Bulls for the past 31 years, shared his thoughts of the wheeling-and-dealing that’s happened over the span of this summer, namely […]

Jerry Reinsdorf‘s run into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame could come as a product of luck, many would say — but those who saw him take a team from a bottom-dweller to a six-time champion know it wasn’t fortuitous. It all started with a dinner with Yankees‘ late-owner George Steinbrenner, in which he confessed […]