The Last Dance : Season 1 Episode 9

2. The meat of this episode chronicled the leadup to the 1997-98 season, now otherwise known as 'The Last Dance,' and that meant going through the previous NBA Finals when they faced the Utah Jazz for the first time. That series included the famous 'Flu Game,' which has long been the subject of conspiracy theories.

The Last Dance : Season 1 Episode 9

Some expressed disappointment over the omission of starting center Luc Longley in the series, and a 2021 episode of Australian Story was released with Longley's response, including interviews with ex-teammates such as Pippen and Jordan.[37] There was also criticism on the overemphasis of Steve Kerr--a minor player on the Bulls last championship team--due to his recent success as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, with it being compared to if ESPN did a documentary on the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers and placed Tony Dungy (who like Kerr had a successful head coaching career but a forgettable playing career) in the same company as Joe Greene, Franco Harris, and Jack Lambert. Kerr himself admitted that they emphasized him more than what was needed.[38]

• ESPN\u2019s \u201cThe Last Dance\u201d concluded with episodes 9 and 10 Sunday night, bringing an \u201cend\u201d to Michael Jordan\u2019s final chapter in the NBA. As what will go down as one of the best documentaries in history, it didn\u2019t fail to live up to its expectations.\nEpisode 9 opens with the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals series between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers. It continued with a few interesting details and moves back and forth with the conference finals matchup and the 1997 NBA Finals between the Bulls and Utah Jazz.\nIt detailed \u201cThe Flu Game\u201d and then proceeds to the Bulls beating the Jazz to win its fifth NBA Championship in 1997, with Steve Kerr hitting the big shot in Game 6. The episode concludes with Game 7 of the 1998 conference finals.\nThe 10th and final episode of the documentary begins with Michael\u2019s preparation of the 1998 NBA Finals series against Utah. And then details one last Dennis Rodman story in which he left the Bulls in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals to appear on TNT\u2019s Monday Night Nitro, a popular wrestling show at the time.\nThe episode continues with Game 6 and details the back injury that Scottie Pippen was dealing with. Pippen eventually returned to the game but was clearly limited to the injury. As they had time and time again, the Bulls found a way in Game 6. Jordan gets \u201cThe Steal\u201d and hits \u201cThe Shot\u201d to cement Chicago\u2019s sixth NBA Championship.\nThe documentary concludes with the end of a dynasty and a historic career for Michael Jordan.\nHere are the three biggest takeaways from the final two episodes.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0About The Flu Game\n \n"},"title":"Michael Jordan: 3 takeaways from episodes 9, 10 of 'The Last Dance'","permalink":"https:\/\/sircharlesincharge.com\/2020\/05\/18\/michael-jordan-takeaways-episodes-9-10-last-dance\/2\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Bulls Michael Jordan (JEFF HAYNES\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nThe \u201cflu game\u201d was actually the \u201cfood poisoning game\u201d?\nWith the 1997 NBA Finals between the Bulls and Jazz tied at 2-2, there\u2019s was a great chance that whoever won Game 5 in Salt Lake City was going to win the series. At the very least, whichever team won the game was going to have a huge upper hand in the series.\nThe big problem for the Bulls was the fact that Michael Jordan was sick. History often remembers this moment as a setup for \u201cThe Flue Game.\u201d However, in the documentary, it was revealed that Michael actually had food poisoning. As the story goes, Jordan ordered a pizza at 10:30 p.m. the night before the game and actually got sick from it.\nMichael said that he couldn\u2019t hold anything down and was in bed all day leading up to the game. Jordan would go on to play 44 minutes and score 38 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the game.\nI guess \u201cThe Food Poisoning Game\u201d simply doesn\u2019t have the same ring to it as \u201cThe Flu Game.\u201d\n\n \n Next:\u00a0One More Rodman Story For The Road\n \n","title":"Michael Jordan: 3 takeaways from episodes 9, 10 of 'The Last Dance'","permalink":"https:\/\/sircharlesincharge.com\/2020\/05\/18\/michael-jordan-takeaways-episodes-9-10-last-dance\/3\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Jordan and Dennis Rodman (JEFF HAYNES\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nOne more Rodman story\nWith the documentary coming to a close, it wouldn\u2019t be right to send us off without one more Dennis Rodman story. And that\u2019s exactly what we got in episode 10. With the Bulls up 2-1 in the 1998 NBA Finals against the Jazz, Rodman is nowhere to be found. He missed practice and then shows up on TV with Hulk Hogan on Monday Night Nitro, a wrestling show.\nRodman was fined and didn\u2019t want to speak to the media. That was probably the best course of action. In the middle of an NBA Finals matchup, the team didn\u2019t want this story to be the main headline heading into a huge Game 4.\nIn the end, it was just another development in the \u201cRodman being Rodman\u201d saga. As he says in the documentary, Phil Jackson and the team knew that no matter what Rodman did, when it came to him being on the court the team knew they were going to get his 100 percent when playing.\nRodman would go on to hit two big free throws in Game 4 as the Bulls took a 3-1 series lead over Utah.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0Michael Was Prepared For More\n \n","title":"Michael Jordan: 3 takeaways from episodes 9, 10 of 'The Last Dance'","permalink":"https:\/\/sircharlesincharge.com\/2020\/05\/18\/michael-jordan-takeaways-episodes-9-10-last-dance\/4\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Jordan and Kobe Bryant (VINCE BUCCI\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nMichael was willing to continue playing\nAs the documentary comes to a conclusion, Michael reveals he would\u2019ve signed a one-year deal to try and win a seventh championship. However, that scenario never did happen. Instead, the Bulls elected it was time to rebuild. Interestingly enough, something they\u2019re still trying to do right now.\nWho knows what happens if Michael signs another deal with Chicago. He retired the second time when he was 35, so there are no guarantees that he and the Bulls would\u2019ve been able to continue the run. Maybe his game begins to take a slip. However, there\u2019s no question that he was still on top of his game when he retired.\n\n \n \n Next:\u00a02020 NBA Draft: Every lottery team\u2019s biggest need and potential fits\n \n \n\n\nPerhaps we would\u2019ve seen a Jordan vs. Tim Duncan NBA Finals. Or even a Jordan vs. Kob Bryant and Shaquille O\u2019Neal matchup. The possibilities are endless. We\u2019ll never know, however. 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