When The Last Dance was announced, anyone over the age of 40 could’ve been forgiven for thinking: “Ten episodes of television about Michael Jordan and the Nineties Bulls? Do we need this?” But, as fans who came of age during that team’s reign should know: Never bet against His Airness. Chalk it up to nostalgia for some, voyeurism for others, and the pure awe that comes with watching Mj play, but this ESPN docuseries, built off of hours of found footage from Chicago’s 1997-1998 season, as they chased...
- 4/27/2020
- by Maria Fontoura
- Rollingstone.com
It was 1992 and they would be the first team of NBA stars to represent the United States in the Olympics. They would secure an 8-0 record on their way to the coveted gold medal, demolishing their opponents by an average of nearly 44 points. They were the original Dream Team. And now, in honor of their 20th anniversary, the NBA TV documentary The Dream Team gathers the players that coach Chuck Daly, who passed away in 2009, led to victory (including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley). "It was a moment, really, for the game of basketball," says then-assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski (head coach at Duke University and now also the head coach of the U.S. team going for gold at the London Olympics this summer). "You could feel just the aura, the power of the personalities and the talent. It made you feel that, wow, this may never happen again.
- 6/13/2012
- by Danny Spiegel
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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