ESPN has debuted a documentary about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 1997-98 season.
The 10-part documentary series takes an in-depth look at the the Chicago Bull’s dynasty through the lens of the final championship season in 1997-98. The Bulls allowed an NBA Entertainment crew to follow the team around for that entire season, and some of that never-before-seen footage will be featured in the documentary.
In addition, ESPN spoke to more than 100 people close to the team and personalities who experienced the run, exploring all angles of the Jordan phenomenon.
In Episode 1, Michael Jordan’s college and early NBA days are discussed in detail. Along with a preseason trip to Paris amid tension with GM Jerry Krause. Episode 2 discussed Scottie Pippen rising from obscurity to become one of the NBA’s best players, with talk about his problems with upper management of the team. Also, an injury early in Jordan’s career created distrust with Bulls management.
I highly enjoyed watching the first 2 episodes, I love watching behind-the-scenes of sport organizations and to see how the season ended with a championship after starting so badly. I wasn’t even born when all of this was going on, so it was really cool to see how the Bulls were back then and watch how it all really went down.
All I really knew about the Bulls back then was that they were really good, and Jordan was the best in the league. So, I like learning about the issues the players/coach had with the GM and how Pippen was treated with his contract.
Peoria was also mentioned and I thought that was crazy! The Bulls played an exhibition game at the Civic Center before Jordan’s first season back in 1985. Jordan talks about an event at a hotel in Peoria with players doing a lot of drugs, and I just laughed because….good ol’ Peoria lol
I’m really excited to watch the rest of the documentary series, and it made me want to watch Space Jam, so that’s on in the background as I write this lol
Even if you’re not a sports fan, you should check out the docu series because it gives so much insight into life at that time!
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My dad is a Bulls fan, though his favorite team is the Lakers, the Bulls was a Chicago Team that he supported so much that when he heard about the move update of the documentary, he made sure I was recording the whole series. I watched the first episode with him and it was fascinating that I might have to go around him and watch episode 2.
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