The highly anticipated documentary The Last Dance was released on ESPN last night . The documentary showcased the life of the legendary basketball player Michael Jordan and the final run of the Bulls dynasty during the 1997-98 season . Jordan and the Bulls allowed NBA Entertainment to follow them throughout the season and document their final championship together. The series features never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 100 people close to the team.
1. The “headache” response
In his second season, Jordan suffered a foot injury that probably should have ended his year. But Jordan pushed hard to come back even though the Bulls didn’t have the best shot at a title, leading to an exchange with owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who asked him if coming back was worth the 10 percent risk that the injury could be career-threatening:
Top story: @SportsCenter: '"Depends how f—ing bad the headache is!"
Classic Michael Jordan from Ep. 2 of #TheLastDance ' pic.twitter.com/vqMJpdQ6uc, see more https://t.co/2Cjh8HFUSS
— Ian Smetson (@iansmetson43) April 20, 2020
2. “Can I get a hug too?”
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1252054107927568390
3. “I’m not gonna (expletive) my summer up”
Scottie Pippen. BIG fan of summer pic.twitter.com/2qslygyLRc
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) April 20, 2020
4. “Would you mind signing this, please?”
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1252045556014342145
5. “That was God disguised as Michael Jordan”
https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1252067815147757568
6. “I was better than he was … for about two weeks”
HOFer James Worthy on when MJ joined UNC: "I was better than he was … for about 2 weeks." pic.twitter.com/Ks4gl30vyE
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 20, 2020
7. “He’s a rookie here”
https://twitter.com/abdulamemon/status/1252059257098375173
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Ij_Y2nyYC/
