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There has been mixed feedback about ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary about NBA icon Michael Jordan and the ‘90s Chicago Bulls, including from Jordan’s former teammates Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen, who were apparently unhappy with how they were portrayed. Dennis Rodman, on the other hand, wasn’t having it with any of his former teammates’ …
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If you bet on Tom Brady being the next athlete to get “The Last Dance” treatment, you’re a winner. On the heels of ESPN’s successful 10-part Michael Jordan series on the end of the Bulls dynasty, the network will air a nine-part series on the longtime Patriots quarterback in 2021 called “Man in the Arena.” …
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“The Last Dance” appears to have turned Michael Jordan’s most important teammate against him. According to an ESPN Radio host, Scottie Pippen is “livid” and “so angry” with how he was portrayed in the Bulls docuseries that detailed the dynasty through Jordan’s eyes. Jordan called Pippen selfish in Episode 2 for delaying ankle surgery until …
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It’s a Bull market. Page Six is told that the smash hit ESPN documentary “The Last Dance” has led to a gold rush on Michael Jordan memorabilia. Top sports auctioneer Mike Heffner told us, “The demand for everything MJ is higher than ever” since the 10-part doc — which follows the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season and the rest of …
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“Saturday Night Live” ended its season just weeks ago, but the show is still playing a part in coronavirus-era life at NBCUniversal. NBCSN, the company’s sports-cable network, will fill next week’s primetime schedule with “SNL” repeats featuring prominent athletes as hosts. It’s just the latest programming maneuver by sports-media outlets to get something on the …
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“The Last Dance” was a fun trip back in time. But the docuseries dominated by Michael Jordan’s point of view left out so many details of the 1990s Bulls dynasty. At the conclusion of the final episode — after owner Jerry Reinsdorf said it would have been too expensive to bring back the core pieces …
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The Michael Jordan 10-part documentary, “The Last Dance” about his final season with the Bulls drew almost widespread acclaim. One of his former teammates, however, thinks it was 20 hours of propaganda, calling out Jordan for alleged lies, throwing others under the bus and labeled it a “so-called documentary.” In a radio interview with ESPN …
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Whatever was ailing Michael Jordan in the famous “Flu Game” wasn’t bad pizza, says the man who claims to have delivered the food to the Hall of Famer that night. Initially, it was reported at the time Jordan had “flu-like symptoms” in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Jazz. Then during “The …
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It likely wouldn’t solve the GOAT debate, but Michael Jordan and LeBron James did once face off on the basketball court. A 16-year-old James met Jordan in 2001 for a pickup game, and after sitting on the sidelines for the first hour while other NBA players like Antoine Walker, Jerry Stackhouse, Paul Pierce, Penny Hardaway, …
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The opening two episodes of the new ESPN / Netflix documentary series on Micahel Jordan, The Last Dance, have debuted, and we have been digesting all the action so far. Eoin Sheahan was joined by Kieran Donaghy, Ronan Mullen, and Jarlath Regan for the opening episode of Off The Bull, wherein we review each couple of …
There has been mixed feedback about ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary about NBA icon Michael Jordan and the ‘90s Chicago Bulls, including from Jordan’s former teammates Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen, who were apparently unhappy with how they were portrayed. Dennis Rodman, on the other hand, wasn’t having it with any of his former teammates’ …
