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RJ, meet MJ. During the NBA’s coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Knicks rookie stud RJ Barrett has taken a crash course in Michael Jordan the past five weeks, watching each episode of “The Last Dance.’’ Barrett said he’s been “soaking it all in’’ and his mind may have changed regarding who is the G.O.A.T. In a taped …

As the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary series “The Last Dance” wrapped up Sunday night, one man did not come out of it with the same honor and glory that the rest of the legendary Chicago Bulls franchise did. General manager Jerry Krause was heavily scrutinized for breaking up the dominant dynasty before giving them a …

Could the Bulls have won seven championships? Or eight? After Michael Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth and final title in 1998, Chicago GM Jerry Krause dismantled the entire team. Jordan retired, head coach Phil Jackson left the team, Scottie Pippen was traded and Dennis Rodman was released. It was a flurry of moves …

Michael Jordan may have had the reputation of being a jerk to his teammates, but he showed a much kinder side to the people in his inner circle. Sunday’s episode of ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” documents Jordan’s close relationship with Gus Lett, his security guard during his run with the Bulls. Jordan had “a …

Michael Jordan’s stock keeps soaring. With the massively popular series, “The Last Dance,” bringing renewed focus to the basketball icon’s career, a pair of autographed game-worn sneakers from Jordan’s 1984-85 rookie season were sold on Sunday for a record $560,000, bringing in about four times as much money as Sotheby’s anticipated. The previous all-time sales …

After Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Denis Rodman, Luc Longley was as significant as any Bull to the second three-peat, the team’s starting center and a key piece in the final season of Jordan’s time with the Bulls. But the 7-foot Australian is not heard from in “The Last Dance,” the 10-part ESPN documentary on …

Nearly 30 years have passed since Michael Jordan hosted “Saturday Night Live,” but David Spade remembers the NBA legend’s presence fondly. “When he hosted ‘SNL’ was the only time I got up close to him,” the former cast member recounted Tuesday on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.” “He was such a superstar.” Spade, who has …

As we have made our way through four-fifths of the addictively entertaining hagiography “The Last Dance,” there is one thing, I believe, that can be stated with absolute historical accuracy. Jeff Van Gundy was right. Van Gundy, you may recall, went on a Chicago radio station in the winter of 1997 – right in the …

Through what we’ve seen so far in ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” it is abundantly clear that Michael Jordan’s unparalleled “win at all costs” mentality propelled him into an echelon of greatness that only he could claim. During night four, however, it became equally clear that his hyper-competitive nature and borderline pettiness rubbed more than one …

Michael Jordan’s practice trash talk really was on another level. “He was an a—hole,” Bulls center Will Purdue said during Episode 7 of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” on Sunday night. “He was a jerk. He crossed the line numerous times.” The docuseries highlights one particular practice — after the Bulls escaped with an overtime win …