When does ESPN air The Last Dance with Michael Jordan and the Bulls?
The legend of Michael Jordan never dies! ESPN is airing The Last Dance, a 10-part series about the dominating Chicago Bulls championship 1997-1998 season.
The Last Dance is a documentary from ESPN that will be shown in miniseries format. A feature film crew was given unfettered access to the Bulls during the 1997-1998 season and saw the daily beatdown they administered the rest of the NBA.
Given the successful 30 for 30 series, this is an exciting change of pace for the worldwide leader in sports. Here’s what to expect in the series.
Michael Jordan is the GOAT. Period.
Extending Michael Jordan’s immortality is a key aspect of this miniseries. Expect a healthy dose of how fierce he was, how much he hated losing, and how he destroyed everyone around him if they didn’t give 100%.
He may have actually had someone Hillary Clinton’d if they did to his family what Delonte West did to Lebron James. In fact, it wouldn’t be shocking to find out Jordan approved the release of the tapes after hearing/reading about some youngsters think Lebron is the GOAT. MJ cares about winning above all else, and Lebron focuses on trying to trademark Taco Tuesday.
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It’s been a short period of time since he played in the NBA, but the younger fans either forget or don’t recognize how amazing he was. If he played in the league today, with the weaker defenses, no hand checking, and officials’ propensity to call flagrant fouls on everything harder than a feather touching skin, he’d average 50+ points per game.
Kobe cameo
This may well be the last extensive sit down interview series Kobe Bryant ever did. His inclusion will be incredibly sad, but also rewarding for the basketball world yearning for more. Some of the other cameos look a little out of place, but Kobe is probably the closest to Jordan there ever was, and it’ll be great to see him and hear him one more time.
Rodman craziness
If the camera crew had access 24/7 and had no restrictions, there is no telling what we’ll see here from Rodman. Seeing him read Hamlet, having a mé·nage à trois with strippers, drinking enough to get alcohol poisoning, and fighting a bouncer at the aforementioned strip club are all in the realm of possibility.
Bulls’s dominance
What’s almost guaranteed is some representation of the Bulls’ dominance. Keep in mind Pippen was out for 35 games that season with a toe injury. And while he was out, the Bulls were starting either a rookie or a scrub in his place. Additionally, 11 of the 21 losses were during that 35 game stretch. So they really went on a roll when he got back.
Here’s a quick sneak peek:
When does the series air?
Each of the following dates will have two episodes.
- April 19 – 9 p.m. ET
- April 26 – 9 p.m. ET
- May 3 – 9 p.m. ET
- May 10 – 9 p.m. ET
- May 17 – 9 p..m ET
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Remember, the late, great Chick Hearn said the Bulls were just cows before Jordan. The Last Dance will cement his status as the best to ever do it, and that era Bulls as the best team ever.
The Last Dance is available on ESPN, available with your Disney Plus bundle.