The Last Dance Documentary featuring the 1990s Chicago Bulls 

Basketball fans, Michael Jordan fans, you may have heard about the Critically Acclaimed ESPN Series on Basketball Icon Michael Jordan and the Historic 1990s Chicago Bulls, THE LAST DANCE.  But if you are like me, you don’t have ESPN. It’s our lucky day, ABC will broadcast the 10-part sports documentary chronicling the life and career of legendary basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and the celebrated Chicago Bulls’ teams of the 1990s, beginning SATURDAY, MAY 23 (8:00-10:02 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

I for one can not wait. 

The Last Dance is a fascinating series, that has captured the attention of the nation over the last month. It originally aired in the U.S. on ESPN.  Directed by Jason Hehir (“The Fab Five,” “The ’85 Bears,” “Andre the Giant”), it narrates the story of one of the greatest basketball icons and most successful teams in sports history, Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, and features never-before-seen footage from the 1997-1998 season as the team pursued its sixth NBA championship in eight years.

In fall 1997, Michael Jordan, Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and head coach Phil Jackson agreed to let an NBA Entertainment film crew follow the team all season long. The result would be a remarkable portrait of an iconic player and a celebrated team – a portrait only now being revealed more than two decades later in “The Last Dance.”

As the series weaves its way through the tumultuous 1997-1998 season, viewers will be transported back to how it all began – from Jordan’s childhood roots, the Bulls’ dire circumstances before his arrival and how the team was built after drafting him in 1984, to the struggles that eventually led to the team’s first NBA championship. As the series takes the audience through the Bulls’ first five championships, viewers will experience the off-court challenges, struggles, and triumphs that were a part of the culture-shifting phenomenon created by Jordan and the Bulls.

It’s an unlikely scenario that serves as a fascinating backdrop for the inside tale of the 1998 championship run, with extensive profiles of Jordan’s key teammates including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, head coach Phil Jackson, and featuring dozens of current-day interviews with rivals and luminaries from basketball and beyond. All throughout, the tension and conflict that defined that final championship run are very much on display.

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