Some great takes erupted out of Twitter in response to the broadcast of “The Last Dance” series chronicling Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.
Let’s take a close look at how people have taken to Twitter to react to episodes No. 3 and 4 of ESPN and Netflix’s “The Last Dance.” We’re taking a deeper dive here of how NBA stars reacted to this edition of the docuseries focusing on the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.
The buzz surrounding the documentary series has prompted a bit of discussion in the Twitter-sphere among fans, media professionals, and current and former NBA stars.
Bulls star Zach LaVine felt motivated to better himself after watching “The Last Dance”.
Check it out:
Who else wants to go workout or play after watching this?
— Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) April 27, 2020
In a bit of a GOAT recognizing another GOAT moment, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers acknowledged how trying yet rewarding it is to chase an NBA championship title.
Take a look:
Watching Episode 4. Watching/Seeing MJ hold that first 🏆 damn near had me tearing up 🥺! That feeling and level of emotions is unexplainable when you been through the 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 27, 2020
In a tweet, Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz had this to say.
Say what you want Dennis Rodman invented load management 😂😂😂😂😂
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 27, 2020
Mitchell’s tweet is in reference to a portion of the documentary series where Dennis Rodman and his role on the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls team is highlighted. As the film shows, Rodman became overwhelmed with the idea of becoming the “third wheel” when Scottie Pippen returned to the lineup taking after a brief hitaus to tend to an injury. Rodman turned to head coach Phil Jackson asking to be excused for 48 hours to regroup and to provide time to take a trip to Las Vegas.
As funny as the tweet may seem, Mitchell made a bit of a valid argument.
Tony Gill of NBC Sports Chicago weighed in on Rodman’s Vegas trip as well.
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Rodman stayed up til 5am before a game getting trashed at a strip club and got 20 boards. Dude was different https://t.co/3O1d43W85T
— Anthony (Tony) Gill (@thetonygill) April 27, 2020
Former NBA star Caron Butler tweeted his support for Rodman, giving praise to the Hall of Famer.
0 PTS - 28 REBOUNDS
— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) April 27, 2020
0 PTS - 25 REBOUNDS
0 PTS - 24 REBOUNDS
10 PTS - 10 AST - 21 REBOUNDS
Defense & Rebounding wins Chips...#TheLastDance #DennisRodman
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and J.J. Redick of the New Orleans Pelicans had a bit of a meeting of the minds during the documentary series. As the popular saying goes, great minds think alike.
Take a look:
— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) April 27, 2020
Tatum’s retweet is in response to a post shared by Redick where he revels at the idea of the Bulls having a head coach like Doug Collins and how it benefited Michael Jordan.
Bobby Portis of the New York Knicks brought up a good point, saying he’s puzzled why people weren’t more outraged hearing the way the1997-1998 Bulls team was broken up all too soon.
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Still minding blowing to me that they just broke this team up. Smh.
— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) April 27, 2020
The next two episodes of “The Last Dance” will begin at 8 p.m. CST. Sunday, May 3.
The documentary series, put on by ESPN and Netflix, can be viewed on ESPN and ESPN+.