Apr 23, 2020

Recommended reading for fans of "The Last Dance"


If you're like us and enjoying the ESPN documentary series "The Last Dance" about the '97-'98 Chicago Bulls, we highly recommend some of our archived lists that centered around that team and its key players:

You'll want to start with our countdown of the 30 players that won a title with Michael Jordan, from his star second banana Scottie Pippen to key role players like Ron Harper and B.J. Armstrong to end-of-bench oddities like Bill Wennington and Dickey Simpkins. It first ran in November of 2018.

Jordan and Dennis Rodman were also amongst our list of notable player feuds, for their on-court and off-court showdowns with Isiah Thomas and Karl Malone, respectively. It first ran in January of 2019.

Speaking of rivalries, the Bulls' lopsided affairs in the late '80s and early '90s with the Cavaliers and Knicks were part of our look at 13 one-sided NBA rivalries that have defined the league. It first ran in February of 2019.

Scottie Pippen takes center stage in our list of most notable Christmas Day games for his incredible performance in 1994 during Jordan's brief baseball sojourn. The list also includes a Bulls-Knicks tilt from the '80s. It first ran in December of 2019.

Jordan and Rodman's forays in film acting are explored in our list of movies that feature NBA players. It first ran in May of 2019.

And finally, we went full investigative mode on whether Jordan was coerced by the league office into retiring in 1993 to focus on his baseball career, in our list of enduring NBA conspiracy theories. It first ran in June of 2019.