There were a lot of intriguing sub-plots and refreshing takes from the first two parts of the Chicago Bulls docuseries “The Last Dance” this weekend.
The 10-part ESPN/ABC documentary series that we’ve all been waiting for since it was announced to drop early (on April 19), called “The Last Dance”, officially arrived and it was fantastic. This docuseries focuses in on the last run for all-time great shooting guard Michael Jordan, Hall-of-Fame forward Scottie Pippen, head coach Phil Jackson, among others and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls title team.
The Last Dance Bulls team in 1997-98 won the franchise’s sixth NBA Championship of the 1990’s. It would also be the third in a row in a span of six straight years where Jackson would win an NBA Championship as a head coach. He won his first three in a row with the Bulls and then the back half with Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
However, the Bulls clearly ran into their own problems at the back end of the dynasty years. In the first two parts of The Last Dance that premiered on Sunday night, the friction between the players, head coach, and the management truly showed through in a negative light. There was an obvious divide between general manager Jerry Krause/owner Jerry Reinsdorf and the Bulls top players along with Jackson.
This was such an enlightening look into the last Bulls team of the dynasty years of the 1990’s. Jordan and Pippen got a lot of screen time, as did Reinsdorf surprisingly enough. A number of other celebrity guests appeared with ties to the Bulls in the first two parts including former president Barack Obama, NBA legend Larry Bird, and UNC head coach Roy Williams.
Here’s a look into the three most shocking revelations that we got from the first two parts of “The Last Dance” documentary series featuring the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.