Stephen A. reacts to Episodes 7 & 8 of ‘The Last Dance’ | First Take

[@AcePlays24-7]

Seeing Jordan sob on the floor gave me goosebumps. This documentary is legendary

[@limitlessmaestro2110]

Ace Highlights yeah, that almost made me cry too, because his dads death and winning just brought it out.

[@AcePlays24-7]

@@limitlessmaestro2110 yeah most def his dad's murder was so heartbreaking

[@1990758]

He had style he had class

[@Ilovechicago100]

I was crying after I saw.. I felt so bad for him. He was sobbing so hard on the floor. 😔

[@TheRealAnteUp081]

Freshly cut onions for sure!

[@justinscott4357]

Biggest thing i took from the Doc is that the media has always been trash

[@fiaestebanlara6092]

STRAIGHT UP

[@mikeforte7585]

No arguments here

[@Nel1y]

BIG FACTS.

[@est.inthe80s]

Seeing Mike cry was it for me

[@tenfn07]

Corderro Faulkner same here.

[@cubsfantrey3]

Same. Some of his former teammates need to man up. No one would know who they were and they'd all have 0 rings without Mike. He shouldn't have to defend himself or feel bad for anything.

[@WTFProductions912]

He cared. Different than these clowns today. Loved his Dad. Loved the game. Both of those loves collided in that moment.

[@samushunter0048]

@@cubsfantrey3 definitely!

[@SunshineSurfsup1]

Yeah... that was powerful. I teared up too -- great way to end that episode.

[@lonewolfnwj]

What I learned from this docuseries is the Media has and will always be cruel against people of fame as if they're not human. For example, to me Jordan retiring after his dad was murdered, was completely normal. It made logical sense. But the media is twisted.

[@conradchandler9973]

Do you understand that MJ viewed and had final say on this thing!

[@Sticktothemodels]

Comrad CHANDLER Thank you for your astute insight, Captain Obvious.

[@raymelleonard3075]

Comrad CHANDLER thats the point mj wasnt hiding anything lol

[@1990758]

I've been telling people that for the last 40 years the media is so wicked. I don't understand why these athletes sit down and give interviews they don't care who you are that's why I was not surprised when Gayle King made that comment about Kobe Bryant. They don't care who you are it will go after you

[@WH15P3R3R]

Man the dude lost his dad and then the media uses it to create a headline with basically no evidence. Imagine losing your dad and your neighbors create gossip about it with no basis whatsoever I would have killed everybody if that happened to me.

[@justdavvn5913]

It's like what MJ said in the earlier episodes. Winning comes with a price. When you are striving for greatness, you have to push it to the limit. Can't always be the nice guy

[@matthewalkman386]

Competition, period, is an ego-driven agenda. That means animal character will come out.

[@smoothgent1011]

Tim Duncan was a nice guy and he won 5

[@GreatestManAlive]

unless you're magic, kareem, tim duncan, tony parker, shaq, steph curry or many others that have won a bunch of rings as leaders on their team.

[@unsabahnur385]

@@GreatestManAlive magic was nice in the media shaq was nice to teammates and a bully on the court

[@samushunter0048]

@@smoothgent1011 but he had the admiral and the cyborg Kwahi Leonard.

[@JJ-ls8we]

There was a part in episode 7 when MJ was talking about his leadership and they showed the team doing suicide drills. MJ was running faster and harder than everyone else, smiling!

[@jselect7502]

I admired that as well

[@perrymorgan6092]

Scottie only looks bad for not going in the game for the last shot. Everything else is justified

[@TheRealAnteUp081]

Perry Morgan true , that’s huge tho .

[@hansmransm8835]

Yeah but they're not saying the real reason why Pippen wasn't in the game. They making it seem like Pippen was was mad that kukoc was taking the last shot. I don't think that was the reason. I think Phil got upset with Scottie because of the play before the time out. When there was just enough time to get one shot off and they had a timeout to use but Scottie had Pete Meyers to inbound the ball to him and was gonna take a full court shot instead. Or it could have been that Pippen already knew the plan was for kukoc and that's why he inbounded the ball the way he did. He definitely wrong for that but also Phil was wrong for not trusting his best player in that type of moment.

[@LanceG007]

Ex- Men no he was justified in delaying because even after all he did they still were gonna trade him which was a spit in the face

[@LanceG007]

alex1vid I think the real issue Scottie has was the fact that Phil wanted to have him inbound the ball which meant if kukoc couldn’t get open Scottie wasn’t even an option to score which is a slap in the face of your best player

[@JigInsane]

@@LanceG007 I agree. Even looking at it now, I'm wondering why not have someone else inbound, a good passer, and at the least use Scottie as a decoy as he wouldve drawn attention away from Kukoc or vice versa. New York would have to focus on one or the other and deal with it. Making him inbound was taking him out the play completely.

[@onidtubes]

The Last Dance has been great. It's sad it's nearing it'a end. As far as the season, it's all behind me now. The Last Dance was and will be the season for me.

[@1990758]

But the last dance was not about 1998 only it was about Michael Jordan whole career with the Chicago Bulls additional footage that some of us has never seen I've never seen the footage when he was on a charter bus trying to drive it. But I've seen a lot of me other stuff

[@onidtubes]

So many unseen footages. So many stuff we did not know. The 2 losses in Seattle was the biggest one by far, for me.

[@td163]

@@onidtubes yeah if you lived it like I did and you look now, man they would kill today's player for not being able to close out the series, especially if you are far superior.

[@davelouie131]

@@onidtubes i wish he could have gave Garry Payton more respect. In the first 3 games jordan shot 46%. When Garry Payton guarded him, Jordan shot 36%. In the game 6 game the Bulls won. Jordan shot 5 for 19 on 26% shooting. If Garry Payton wasn't on Jordan would of continued to put up those numbers. But Garry slowed that down by pressuring Jordan. To say Garry had a bunch of help is a weak excuse also since back then you couldn't Play ZONE DEFENSE. And Garry did hold Kob to 7 for 21 shooting back in 2001 but again Kobe played in the Zone Defence era.

[@MusicLuv80]

@@davelouie131 I don't think MJ was laughing at Garry Payton, he was laughing at the situation.

[@robinkulbay]

Human: breathes... MJ: That’s all I needed.

[@barringtonsimpson645]

hahahahaha so true

[@R.E._Peony]

“That’s when it became personal for me.”

[@shelovesmar]

@@R.E._Peony 😂😂😂

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Episode 7 was so good, we're completely forgetting the first scene when Jerry Krause was angry at Craig Sager for mentioning backstabbing. But a year ago, ESPN asked Magic Johnson about backstabbing.

[@301SO]

Nice one, Craig.

[@mrwhitez06stingray83]

301SO best line on the episode 😂💯‼️

[@sincereansoloone7820]

The best part of that scene was when someone said "Thanks Craig!" 😂😂😂

[@bryanroberts5409]

Way to go, Craig!

[@josephaustin8067]

There’s now way you can watch Mike and think “I’ve seen better”. This guy was and is the greatest to ever play!!!!

[@btw-3006]

This documentary has shown why Michael Jordan is the greatest ever. Nobody came close to Jordan’s level

[@Ezralibrascale]

The biggest thing i take from this documentary is that the eastern conference was tougher for the Bulls than the actual NBA finals series

[@samushunter0048]

The East back then was how the West is today.

[@ericcendejas7505]

The jazz series almost went to a seventh game, wasn’t an easy series

[@CoachQ773]

I wouldn't say that... All of them were difficult... It's just that you played each other more in the east so you had more chances to game plan... Seattle was a power house

[@ianwesley2569]

The eastern conference finals was the NBA finals back then. If you pass that, then you will win finals automatically. Good old days

[@ericcendejas7505]

Hmmm, the Orlando magic wonthe Eastern conference finals and got swept by the west Houston rockets in that era 🤔

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Seeing MJs faces watching GP talk about the finals series made me realize Kobe copied that man to scary lengths. Mike was a crazed killer.

[@baylu911]

On the head

[@Sticktothemodels]

That Buzzer Beater Vs. The Hawks in ‘95 that they showed is the exact same play Kobe did on the buzzer beater Vs. The Suns in like 05, crazy how much Mike taught him

[@1990758]

Exactly Kobe Bryant copy a lot of Michael Jordan Style

[@1990758]

@Light Work LOL yes he's from my hometown Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I'm not a Laker fan I'm a 76ers fan old school all the way

[@davelouie131]

onidtubes i wish he could have gave Garry Payton more respect. In the first 3 games jordan shot 46%. When Garry Payton guarded him, Jordan shot 36%. In the game 6 game the Bulls won. Jordan shot 5 for 19 on 26% shooting. If Garry Payton wasn't on Jordan would of continued to put up those numbers. But Garry slowed that down by pressuring Jordan. To say Garry had a bunch of help is a weak excuse also since back then you couldn't Play ZONE DEFENSE. And Garry did hold Kob to 7 for 21 shooting back in 2001 but again Kobe played in the Zone Defence era.

[@miguellafortune]

The last few minutes of ep 7 were amazing...showed how much MJ wanted to win...by any means.

[@Moriyere]

Everybody who has been in the military know this, leadership isn’t a popularity contest.

[@michaelvick4588]

Learned this from my coach who has a military background. Crazy how true this is

[@James32324]

Leadership is definitely not a cake walk. People wanna lead not knowing what it takes !

[@gsaikrishna95]

There are multiple type of leaders. Jordan was a great leader but that doesn't mean people who are nice to their team mates are bad leaders 😂

[@Moriyere]

Sai Krishna Gorantla Nobody said kindness was a sign of bad leadership. What i meant is that you can’t ever make decisions that are unanimously appreciated. Also in a competitive or professional setting i don’t think being always nice to everybody is gonna work out because some people need tough love to be properly motivated. Most of the time you get a good cop/bad cop duo leading the team because it’s very difficult to be proficient in both roles.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

*The* *Last* *Dance* *MVPs* Episode 1 - Michael Jordan Episode 2 - Michael Jordan Episode 3 - Dennis Rodman Episode 4 - Carmen Electra Episode 5 - Kobe Bryant Episode 6 - John Michael Wozniak Episode 7 - Michael Jordan Episode 8 - James Jordan's spirit

[@laftw93]

Lol @ Carmen Electra

[@Independent365]

Pippen AND Jordan look bad at moments in the Doc. That's the point, to give us a well rounded look at these guys. They are humans above being athletes.

[@dannyfeldman2448]

Facts. Stephan A out here pointing out the human condition without realizing he's doing so. People make mistakes. It's NORMAL.

[@erickgross984]

I wish they would give the same consideration to Zeke

[@ContextReallyMatters]

I just wish they would have shown more about that team in 93-94 and the great season Scottie had. I wish they would have also given Kukoc's story a little more attention.

[@1990758]

Truth be told the same thing is probably going on with the Los Angeles Lakers 76ers another NBA team there's no way everybody on the Lakers team likes LeBron James

[@1990758]

@@ContextReallyMatters they probably do I'm pretty sure they do

[@Mr_B79]

Biggest shock for me so far, MJ getting suspended 3x in one year in high school..

[@James32324]

Ty B 🤣🤣🤣

[@billyabroad8057]

Most likely for bullying

[@Wis_Dom]

@@billyabroad8057 If so, I wonder how those people he bullied are doing in life? LMAO! Toughen up punk.

[@rejeanthomas0324]

I lost my father recently, and when I saw him drop to the floor in the locker roo.m and finally let it all out I cried. That feeling of being lost and you are now "the man" and encouraging your mother weighs heavily on the mind. He's the GOAT and no one can change my mind. Amazing series

[@steplaland]

So competitive that GOAT that after Kobe got an Oscar, Jordan wanted one too. His Airness is getting one in 2021. Great documentary.

[@detectivejimmymcnulty1676]

steplaland he can get an Emmy but it’s a documentary series, not film. So pretty sure it won’t qualify for an Oscar.

[@bretviola6871]

It’ll have to be an Emmy for this documentary

[@CourtxKings1]

Lmao

[@Jon155mt]

He can't get an Oscar for this but he'll get an Emmy which is the same thing as an Oscar but for TV

[@shan77reeves]

Copper Brass this can be qualified for an Oscar as a documentary feature. OJ Made In America won one for best documentary feature.

[@trevonmartin4523]

I learned so much from this documentary. Thank you MJ for never giving in or giving up. You ARE the GREATEST!

[@toveychow3635]

Last 2 mins of episode 7. Seems no one understands him except for probably Kobe.

[@Errordemn6]

I thought the same thing too.

[@tangaraspeedgoda7436]

Not even Kobe...

[@Jo33333]

amen brother ....well said !!!

[@ek274]

the last 5 minues of ep 7 might have been the best experience ive ever had from a documentary no cap

[@kweisib4133]

LeBron too bro dont forget about him

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

At the end of EP 7: "It's who I'm, that's how I played the game, that was my mentality. If you don't want to play that way... don't play that way." He was about to cry when he said that. The passion and dedication to win burns in him even after all these years.

[@JohnDavis_90]

"I had no problems with Gary". He prolonged the series to win it on Father's Day. They coulda swept them. Greatest Team Ever. Greatest Player Ever.

[@ek274]

MJ : "I can't say I'm the goat. That'd be disrespectful to all the legends that I never had the chance to play against" Lebron : "Yep, that one made me the goat"

[@DB800187]

Real talk, just one of many examples why shouldnt even be a discussion of who is the GOAT. MJ all day.

[@internet2055]

TO YOU MR. JAMES READING THIS COMMENT... ...➡️ L3-6ron 🤣

[@whereuwannabe7796]

And that one statement is why people don't like Lebron. Nobody should proclaim themselves the greatest. Unless you're Muhammed Ali.

[@AR-xw2pq]

where u wanna be And why does Ali get a special pass? I don’t think Lebron is the goat, but it’s silly to say that only Ali can say that.

[@whereuwannabe7796]

@@AR-xw2pq because Ali literally invented the goat terminology. His nickname is "The greatest of all time." You can't be serious with that question.

[@samushunter0048]

When Jordan was almost in tears I kind've felt sorry for him in the sense is i feel he doesn't get why people don't fully comprehend why he pushed them so hard and he did it to benefit the team to win rings. He didn't do it to intentionally be a bad guy on purpose. So i felt for the brother. They just didn't really understand him.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

That’s still not a justification. He’s not a bad guy but he choose the wrong outlet and it just so happened that by his own talents and sheer circumstance of his time, it didn’t hurt his chances to get those rings but every one of them came at the price

[@iloading_]

vinnythewebsurfer u must be soft

[@codychavarria6088]

to be the greatest to make his team be the greatest he He had to sacrifice the nice guy On the court.. He was making them better I think that is what hurts him because he had to sacrifice the nice guy to be the best there ever was. Swipe and has T makes need to appreciate him even more so or at least elaborate

[@christianreel9352]

vinnythewebsurfer wrong outlet?? Winning 6 rings doesn’t sound like the wrong outlet to me. Jordan pushed his teammates hard and they won because of it.

[@Ken_Scaletta]

@@vinnythewebsurfer To me it looks like his teammates don't resent it at all. Just the opposite. They hated it at the time, but they reaped lifelong rewards. Not a single one said they regretted it or held it against him. It's the media that has always tried to make a scandal out of it, just like with the gambling.

[@nathanter7622]

that was part of MJ's grieving process... from playing baseball.. to going back to the NBA and his team.. to becoming a champion once more, and it fell on fathers' day... that was how he moved on from that tragedy..

[@RR-fc3zm]

This doc deserves an award! Great timing giving fans something to inspire laugh & be entertained during this difficult time! All the while confirming the obvious Mike is & will always be GOAT!

[@matthewalkman386]

Both epsidoes made me cry in the end of them. Best ones yet.

[@DB800187]

Me too.

[@brendonsheffield6372]

You're a drama queen

[@Jon155mt]

@@brendonsheffield6372 L

[@rdcanyon]

His final speech was inspiring and so well put. It was also clear it wasn't scripted or rehearsed. Epic

[@StillTre_]

MJ crying at the end of Episode 7 showed us how much he cares about how people view him and how sensitive he is, which is totally fine.

[@jordanmack4565]

I don't think its necessarily about how people view him but more about how much he really wanted to win back then. I feel like he cried because nobody really understood it while it was happening back then

[@limitlessmaestro2110]

King Larr I thought it was episode 8

[@StillTre_]

@@jordanmack4565 Ok.

[@kcorpora1]

@@jordanmack4565 Everybody wanted to win back then not just Jordan. Only blood he gave was putting on muscle to be stronger. The rest was just basketball. He should thank God that they got Rodman.

[@286mic]

@@kcorpora1 talk about simplifying things like a child. You just did that. You never finished high school did you? 🙄

[@qceaz11]

I honestly love how Mike & Scottie looks on the documentary because they both are human & show that they still can be dominant even with flaws because these days flaws are used as an excuse for failure

[@biggfine7334]

Yeah I started crying too because I followed Mike from 87 to 98 and then again from 2001-2003. I saw what he went through as a fan from a far . And I lost my father in 2001 so I know how all the emotions can come running out

[@beewh001]

what I get from those episodes are; media are toxic AF. they all chased MJ out of the league all those mofos.

[@bukoskrilla]

Now they manipulating jordan is GOAT and all of theeese stories LOL

[@craigwilson5365]

@@bukoskrilla Manipulating? Lol. 73% of all nba players picked Jordan as the Goat, lol. Fan polls are similar.

[@GodofDisco]

Yup look at how evil the media is today even worse they were just caught staging fake coronavirus lines sigh

[@beamish264burg]

My respect and admiration for Mike has been taken to another level he is definitely a one of a kind gifted athlete . The mind set he had along with his skills, The GOAT

[@mrsun9775]

This series deserves an Oscar. Big love to all 80 and 90th players and great respect for MJ.

[@Realthinx]

i may end up watching this AWESOME series a gazillion times. basketball. the chicago bulls. 90s music. enjoyed every second of it.

[@Heroicenemy]

Man I started tearing up when Jordan and his trainer started tearing up.

[@SSJRome]

MJ sacrificed everything for the game of basketball. and he came out the Greatest Of All Time!

[@conradchandler9973]

Sacrificed what exactly?

[@darrellhardy90]

@@conradchandler9973 really?

[@skinnytimmy1]

@@conradchandler9973 are you implying that he sacrificed his father?

[@kcorpora1]

What did he sacrifice?

[@SSJRome]

Y’all must not be paying attention

[@franky2473]

This documentary is well done, seeing all these events happen again is great love MJ

[@Independent365]

The results matter. If Jordan never won with this Leadership Style, everyone would scorn it. Him winning justifies it to people

[@SN2903]

Yep

[@conradchandler9973]

Exactly. The guy was a phenomenal player but clearly a lousy teammate and person. Some justify it with the 6 rings...

[@yunggpacino]

Jordan is a great guy so what he rode his teammates to 6 championships! Lol you people act like he was committing crimes he simply was a perfectionist and demanded discipline and ethic from his organization.

[@kyleserio2096]

Comrad CHANDLER his teammates said he was very nice off of the court do you love lebron so much that you have to hate the people better?

[@alphadog3586]

@@conradchandler9973 lol non of his ex teammates have said he was a lousy teammate that's your opinion, they all knew how Jordan was and they all knew playing with him guaranteed a ring which it did 😂 Jordan was old school and tough as nails alot of people had that mindset back then

[@DB800187]

This documentary is amazing, especially being such a diehard Bulls and Jordan fan who watched just about every game during all those years. Hate that its coming to an end. Wish they would create more episodes from extra footage.

[@larrywilliams7760]

Michael Jordan is the GOAT PERIOD

[@matthewalkman386]

everyone knows already

[@matthewalkman386]

@Andrew Blakley wow... you must be forgetting all the playoff teams too

[@isthatatrickquestion1632]

@Andrew Blakley hey, just a reminder that when you Win its because youre the better team and when you lose youre not. The better team wins, that why they WIN you moron

[@SN2903]

He is but he's not the greatest person

[@michaellancaster4735]

This was probably best 2 episodes for me. Man when they showed MJ crying on the floor with the ball after the Bulls winning it all in 96-97 season that got me there reliving that moment.

[@PK-dg4ol]

Watching MJ tear up while talking about how he expects nothing but the best from his new teammates like Kerr and Longley just proved to me how much the game of basketball meant to MJ. Leave nothing on the court and win at all cost. A mentality that will serve us all well, on and off the court.

[@R.E._Peony]

I cried when MJ cried at the championships (the first one and the Father’s Day one).

[@admiral7922]

Episode 8 (VIII) 35:15min - the music overlay (KRS - Step into a world - Rapture delight, Blondie Rapture vocals) to the Rodman and Jordan leaving the dressing room for the court exudes '.....the Bulls mean business'. Love it.

[@rebbur1tew1]

This documentary is so real and raw it has made the current NBA season trivial to me especially with Covid, the Warriors injuries, and KD out. Sorry Lebron.

[@newtc312]

Episode 7 is the best episode so far imo. It opens up a window for us to peek into what makes Jordan the greatest player ever. Before, what I knew that makes him great was the numbers. Now, I have the ultimate respect for this goat 🤛🏿

[@poligonzo5300]

Man people that say that MJ had a super team here you go take it, Michael worked hard to make this guys play at his level and that's what people didn't understand, he prepared them in practice for the season and playoffs games, mamba mentally???? That was MJ mentality, Michael was kobes mentor and he learned Michael's way and he became a champion, LeBron won't earn Jordan's heart because LeBron is soft

[@ChiTownWarrior1]

Where was LeBron in this video?

[@beastmode218]

They don't want to admit it but MJ squad resembled the Cavs teams LeBron had in the past for his 1st Stint. That was Jordan's effect on a game.

[@alexxallert412]

Who tf thinks MJ had a superteam🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davelouie131]

onidtubes i wish he could have gave Garry Payton more respect. In the first 3 games jordan shot 46%. When Garry Payton guarded him, Jordan shot 36%. In the game 6 game the Bulls won. Jordan shot 5 for 19 on 26% shooting. If Garry Payton wasn't on Jordan would of continued to put up those numbers. But Garry slowed that down by pressuring Jordan. To say Garry had a bunch of help is a weak excuse also since back then you couldn't Play ZONE DEFENSE. And Garry did hold Kob to 7 for 21 shooting back in 2001 but again Kobe played in the Zone Defence era.

[@Rambo20244]

@@davelouie131 that somics team all around on defense was great... they was the 04 pistons in 96... but gary was a better defender than anybody on that pistons team.

[@Clarence226]

Michael is a hero for bullying teammates if they lost. You should never accept mediocrity.

[@DaWindyCityProductions]

I wouldn’t call that bullying. Bullying has malicious intent. Jordan was simply trying to get his teammates to where he was, mentally and physically.

[@abuhassan8849]

MJ pushed his teammates to be better. LeBron pushed his teammates out of town to get better ones.

[@erik15th]

@@abuhassan8849 Nobody mention Lebron yet you did. Sounds like a hater to me

[@craigwilson5365]

@@erik15th I mean it's cause of the media, don't blame him.

[@dbreiden83080]

You can lead in many ways.. That was his way.. And he was a tyrant. But it worked for him..

[@jalenad11]

None of his teammates hate him for the way he led. They all understand that his way got them their rings. It was all worth the punishment. His way doesn't make friends but it makes champions.

[@qwertyasdfg9663]

The sad thing is they will be discussing the same topic on friday too

[@darrellhardy90]

@@goodnightmunchie what ru talking about? They still talk about Larry Bird. Go see a psychiatrist, this is the 3rd video I've watched u saying this same nonsense

[@Bryan_witha_Y]

Underrated comment!😂

[@MandyZor-El]

That’s a good thing, MJ all day!!!

[@1990758]

LMAO LMAO true

[@AlexanderThaGreat]

What else are they gonna talk about ....theres nothing else on ...tired of it ?? Well don't watch .. Go watch stupid senseless snap chat videos about ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

[@motionmovment]

Steven A. switched up the most after the Last Dance dropped

[@lemarhaywood1870]

NBA Spotlite 😂😂😂

[@ebhs0089]

NBA Spotlite that was lame

[@christianvega3470]

What do you mean?

[@longanimocelavulojr6344]

Is Steven Curry the greatest shooter too?

[@0ptimal]

Documentary is Phenomenal. To me it leaves zero doubt about who is the goat. I mean look at this dude, dominate his reality and everyone in it, he's unreal. One thing that stands out is how Jordan never had a shred of self doubt.

[@jackjordan5254]

So many things we could talk about here... truly the greatest Sports docuseries ever

[@mihcim5323]

Scottie did admit that it was immature of him and he did apologise to his teammates. I dont See the doc showing him in bad light but in normal light. They are all human beings, do mistakes, be cruel or wrong sometimes, but thats what makes them great.

[@mjmcalister]

Kukoc is a legend for nailing that shot. Had that game gone to OT would pippen have checked back in?

[@martinbrankov8504]

Michael McAlister he is very underrated!

[@austin78993]

They potentially go down 3-0. In a lot of ways, Kukoc was kinda the man in the second 3 peat. He was definitely the second best scorer on the team imo.

[@BostonsF1nest]

Doubt it. No way Phil was putting him back in

[@mjmcalister]

Interesting to hear him defend his actions, saying he'd have done it again. What a bizarre moment. From the Doc I know he came back and played well the rest of the series, though they lost in 7. Last nights episodes were my favorite

[@GoatReactz]

@@austin78993 stop...wasnt in any way better than pip.

[@puffthemagicdragon1115]

I think Scottie thought he was taken for granted.

[@tangaraspeedgoda7436]

I agree

[@angeleyes9315]

He was and still is. Scottie was the best no. 2 man in the game. Hands down!

[@arsonhakobyan]

@@angeleyes9315 Not hands down. Sally Fields, Penny Hardaway, Clyde Drexler his 1 1/2yrs w/ the Rockets, Charles Barkley his 1st yr w/ the Rockets, David Robinson in Tim Duncan's rookie yr all have argument amidst the Bulls championship seasons. The Bulls weren't as top-heavy as people remember.

[@angeleyes9315]

@@arsonhakobyan Clyde wasn't a no 2 and neither was Barkley or Penny. As for depth or top heavy as you call it. There b each was deep so the didn't gave to be top heavy. Whatever that means.

[@biggfine7334]

And for Pippen I agree with him saying he’d do it all over again. It part of what made him great . Things you go through shape you into who you are now so I’m sure he meant it was a life lesson that fueled him in sport and off the court as well. He’s a great analyst . And I think because of how he and mike felt about Kukoc getting love from Krause before ever putting on a uniform pissed him off when Phil called the play for Kukoc . He may not have been mad if it was designed for anybody else . I’m sure of it !

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

5:48 Max is speaking from experience. His brother was murdered.

[@martinbrankov8504]

Pfff did not know !

[@Brewern07]

Light Work, I remember reading about Max’s brother. I could be wrong, but I think his brother’s friend murdered him.

[@zenmar84]

By a boxer that he was helping out by staying with him. From what i remember his brother was hit by a hammer as a coincidence the boxer who did the crime was known as"Harlem Hammer" for his punching power when he was still active.

[@zenmar84]

@Light Work Nope not Jewish. Dude before the murder was already infamous because he cold cocked another boxer at the end of their bout (which he lost by decision) when the guy was trying to shake his hand. James Butler is the name of the boxer who murdered max brother.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Rachel Nichols can defend Scottie all she wants but I'm telling ya, *Scottie* *Pippen* *and* *Kobe* *Bryant* *are* *products* *of* *Michael* *Jordan's* *greatness.* Without MJ, they wouldn't be viewed as highly as you think of them today.

[@travelingtheworld8224]

Why is Molly back?

[@joeymungoi9290]

@Marcus Schultz Calm down Molly.

[@travelingtheworld8224]

@Marcus Schultz She doesn't know more sports then me lol. She's just got a big mouth

[@Mysterioatokatokat]

carrer low of mj and lbj in finals mj- 27pts per game, 41% fg against payton(dpo) won in finals lbj- 17 pts per game, 48% fg against terry , lose in finals ill take mj any time of the day👍🏻

[@owenc804]

December 2016 imagine what bron would have done to Payton 😬😬

[@Top-Kek]

Owen C 22ppg on 35% shooting against tony parker 💀

[@conradchandler9973]

Payton stated to guard him in game 3!

[@conradchandler9973]

Bron too big for Peyton

[@Mysterioatokatokat]

Owen C imagine what mj would have done to terry 👌🏻

[@BaBaBooeyWRLD]

The last 2.5 min. of Ep. 7 are amazing. MJ said and done it all. No apologies needed.

[@Bringingthepain11]

These last two Episodes just let me know Kobe was and forever will be the Heir to the throne. Love LBJ but Kobe got that from his Dad and Mike-Mamba Mentality although it wasn't labeled as such back then.

[@OTB2002]

Okay why u talking about Kobe when this doc is about mj

[@Bringingthepain11]

@@OTB2002 comparisons Cletus. Read the threads. Why you so emo bro/girl?

[@OTB2002]

Johnjohn Braxton why u so emo tf does that even mean😂😂

[@youngnasa8898]

@Inigo Bantok Lebron literally is the reason why the NBA is this big right now in this current day, and why debate shows are hot......Lebron is definitely on MJ level

[@JCannon38]

Young NASA yeah nooo. Not even close. He’s up there and cool. But no hes not. He has social media. Mike did it without it, across the world

[@certifiedsneaker]

This 10 part documentary is 1 of the best things I've ever watched..unbelievable just how good jordan was he was n still is the best athlete to play a sport ever..changed the nba/sports forever every athlete should thank m.j for there outrageous contracts

[@dinosaurusdog9118]

NBA win strategy then - get physical, have the killer instinct & hustle. NBA win strategy now - load management; stick to formulated plays; hit those 3s.

[@yunggpacino]

I don't understand some people Jordan won 6 championships and yes he had to be very stern and he rode his teammates to be the absolute best version of themselves to 6 championships and they all admit it was hard but they understood Jordan never asked anything of them that he didn't ask of himself!

[@jsong21]

Pippen doesnt look bad at all. If anything he was portrayed as the ideal wingman to MJ.

[@bobotmeister]

the more i watch this series the more it makes me think of kobe... sorry lebron. nothing was passed. the torch died with the crash...

[@noahnichols2039]

Robert Tiongson I hope Giannis took the torch...

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Michael Jordan has a very brilliant mind the way Steve Job did. People with less complicated minds will never understand how or why they did those things. Many will never understand their methods to their madness...

[@LEX-yd4if]

Give me MJ and Kobe 2 on 2 in their prime against 2 LeBum Lames in his prime and it would be a blowout! No contest, case closed...MJ IS THE GOAT

[@chrisweldon3476]

Lebron nuts gotta hurt after 17 years of non stop being in people like u mouth smh

[@unitedstates4756]

Chris Weldon but he said lebum

[@davelouie131]

onidtubes i wish he could have gave Garry Payton more respect. In the first 3 games jordan shot 46%. When Garry Payton guarded him, Jordan shot 36%. In the game 6 game the Bulls won. Jordan shot 5 for 19 on 26% shooting. If Garry Payton wasn't on Jordan would of continued to put up those numbers. But Garry slowed that down by pressuring Jordan. To say Garry had a bunch of help is a weak excuse also since back then you couldn't Play ZONE DEFENSE. And Garry did hold Kob to 7 for 21 shooting back in 2001 but again Kobe played in the Zone Defence era.

[@LEX-yd4if]

Freddy C LeBum can’t play defense

[@joecorley2749]

Mad at myself for allowing myself to listen to Stephen A’s opinion when I knew better

[@Logical281]

Thank god for the last dance. Life is pretty boring these days

[@btw-3006]

Besides show how great Jordan was, these episodes have shown how brutal the media was against Jordan. Them trying to say that Jordan’s gambling was the cause of his father’s death. Probably why he’s tends to be very private.

[@PhilipJVelez]

We've all seen the video but I don't think I've ever heard the audio of that clip until now. Amazing.

[@LRahl8271]

This documentary elevates Pippen and brings to light a couple of low points as well. Overall, every player that played on those teams are elevated. Jon Paxson, Hodges, Kerr, Grant, Cartwright, Wennington...all of them get their due for enduring all this with the best player ever. They all reaped the rewards of being associated with that greatness.

[@craigwilson5365]

After watching this doc, now I know Lebron would have been another Scott Burrell. Lebron is too nice, he would have been squashed in MJ's era.

[@MrGenexxx]

1. MJ 2. Kobe 3. Kareem 4. Magic 5. Duncan 6. Bird 7. Shaq 8. Hakeem 9. Wilt 10. Bill Russell

[@tekoclark4761]

There is no bigger kobe fan in the world than me. I love mj also. But come on bro why Lebron ain't on the list dude

[@slytyme3651]

That's legit. LeStat/team Padder does fall off the top 10

[@goalinestance57]

i understand your trynna take a shot at bron, but Kobe second? May his soul rest in peace. Love Kobe, was a giant in the game of basketball but he aint number 2 of all time. get outta here

[@mclewis3416]

#💯facts

[@hashmoncrief6965]

Dude I think it's awesome LeBron's not on it, he sucks, he only won championships cuz he went to the great Dwyane Wade a better basketball player, cuz he could not win a championship, if LeBron didn't go to Dwyane Wade he would have eight losses , LeBron James is not even in the top 500

[@Se0420_]

So glad this generation are getting a chance to learn about what my generation WITNESSED!

[@TheSands83]

I never thought I’d say a 10 part documentary isn’t long enough.. but it’s not

[@Smartkid2387]

Scottie is human and he only lashed out when he felt slighted. Put your self in his shoes, he is giving his blood, sweat and tears to the organization and he keeps being put in situations where he feels like a stepchild (no offense to stepchildren)

[@nochurchinthewild1]

You don't quit on your family in a game!

[@Smartkid2387]

@@nochurchinthewild1 those are his coworkers

[@RedPhill24]

Can’t expect Jordan to get through the Pistons without developing that toughness .

[@smackthejokers]

My only complaint so far, and I haven't seen episode 8 yet, is that they're not painting the picture for the youngsters quite enough. The final series against the lakers deserved a more in-depth look because 1) it appeared at one point that he took on all 5 lakers and scored, and 2) the "spectacular move" as Marv Albert called it created a real time illusion that helped build his mythos. It appeared in real time as if he changed directions in mid air. It was as if he was at the front of the rim and he flew horizontally to the side of the rim to avoid defenders. In fact, I remember sports radio callers only 10 years ago saying "remember that time he changed directions in the air?". Also, they need to cover the illusion in his dunk from the free-throw line at the contest. The importance of that to his mythos can't be overstated. The illusion there was that he actually took flight because though he was only in the air for about one second, his release of the ball at the bottom of the arc created the illusion that he was in the air significantly longer. These things to Jordan were like the moonwalk to Michael Jackson.

[@bla8545]

Mike showed what it took to win. He pushed the his teammates. Magic Lakers had more talent during Kareem's time. But Michael's drive made the Bulls. Mike's relationship with Kobe, gave birth to Kobe's mentality which led to Kobe's legacy.

[@titansegundera2.049]

I watched episode 8 last night where Michael Jordan returned to MSG on March 25, 1995. In the event of the game known as "The Double Nickel Game", He averaged 55 points in his MSG performance against the New York Knicks.

[@adenmartinez434]

You know these are the EXACTTTTTTT 3 moments I thought about with pip...... even before I watched this. Once or twice okay but 3 times is a characteristic trait. He even said he wouldn't change it!!!! LMAO smh

[@InvestBetter.]

Bad job by Pippen, not smartening up about Kukoc taking the shot You have to be better than that

[@michaelpacheco1448]

You have to look at it from his view though... if it were Michael, he would be taking the shot. Scottie felt disrespected in the moment. His boss basically said that he trusted kukoc more in the moment

[@bucthisnbucthat]

Woke AF You don’t always get it in to your 1st option. Sometimes the play breaks down and you have to go to your 2nd/3rd option. Pippen throwing it in meant to him he wasn’t an option on the play at all. If they had someone else toss it in, I don’t think he gets as upset, Just my thoughts..

[@user-lh8zz6st5r]

Living Legend 👌🏿

[@shawnchia3611]

Woke AF easy for u to say sonny

[@sportfanatic5339]

I can’t lie, I thought it was mighty funny how Mj came back with 17 games left, dropped a double nickel 5 games in, bragging about how Bj made him made and how he oust Charlotte for it. However, after losing to Orlando he was out of shape. Yet the reason they won next year had nothing to do with Dennis. It all had to do with Mj’s mental fortitude. 😂

[@titansegundera2.049]

That's one of my favourite MJ moments at all.

[@Sebastian-yx8oy]

with that shot that scottie was on the bench for i saw that situation in a documentary type video on jxmyhighroller video

[@intellectualblackking162]

There’s two different feelings when I see Jordan vs other great players that he gives me a feeling that Jordan would give up anything to win but he also understood he couldn’t do it himself so he had to develop his team to a championship lvl along with himself. I respect Kobe Bron and KD but they aren’t ones to keep their teammates to that lvl. Kobe was too rough which caused Shaq to leave, Lebron will rather trade to get pieces then develop talent, KD will rather leave or not be the leader.

[@smoothgent1011]

But he did it with fear

[@smoothgent1011]

He won't be able to do that now because of social media

[@intellectualblackking162]

Wane Walker but he still had their respect. Like the situation with Kerr, he could’ve justified it but apologized right after.

[@twainglover4046]

I believe Scottie Pippen deserved much better treatment than he got period.

[@onidtubes]

The " he always had scottie " people look bad here. He has always had a tendency to be a primadonna.

[@asundelgun3487]

The always did. I'm old enough to watch and remember pip and those people that say that typically aren't.

[@SntYvsLrnt]

a primadonna that a was top 5 player in the league and arguably the best perimeter defender. foh

[@TheIshaq527]

He did though

[@darrellhardy90]

Those people fail to realize Jordan trained Pippen and taught him the game. Went at him full speed every practice and forced him to defend him. Jordan had a big hand in what Scottie became

[@timocruz510]

@@darrellhardy90 Okay... A lot of players have done that too to varying degrees. Were not giving Lebron credit for Kyrie's 27 ppg in the 2016 finals... I guess it was Lebron's presence tho? I get what you are saying, but Pip still went out there and put in work. Can't attribute everything to MJ lol.

[@Flameville]

Scottie has every right to say he wouldn't have changed a thing...you don't know if they win if he doesn't throw his fit lol. They won right. Having no regrets about your choices is commendable. He said he wished it never happened but he wouldn't change a thing

[@tylercunningham4311]

I’m not totally sure why Jordan cried at the end? My guess would be that either he regrets acting that way, or he hates that he is perceived as the “mean” guy now?

[@rxtsec1]

I said it then & then I said it now. I always felt MJ purposely lost game 4 & 5 to win game 6 on father's day

[@asundelgun3487]

@63 the final resurrection how do you measure "harder competition"?

[@jordanmack4565]

@63 the final resurrection only in the finals not the playoffs. Jordan has eliminated more 60 win teams in the post season than anyone.

[@atlien1988]

63 the final resurrection LeBron is 10-9 vs 50-win teams and 3-4 against 60-win teams in the playoffs. Kobe is 25-10 against 50-win teams and 2-5 against 60-win teams. Jordan is 20-7 against 50-win teams and 7-2 against 60-win teams. But LBJ has played tougher competition 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@rxtsec1]

@@atlien1988 mj's competition to get to finals was great but once he got there the teams weren't that good. Lakers without Kareem, worthy who got hurt & magic a year later would retire. Portland & Phoenix only had clyde & Barkley. Seattle had Kemp & peyton but the bulls by that time had 3 hall of famers. Utah only 2 hall of famers. Lebron has gone up against teams with 4 hall of Famers. Some of those years he had nobody with him. 2007 nobody, 2015 kyrie & love hurt. 2018 no kyrie. Even in 2014 d wade was a shadow of himself hurt.

[@tlr8879]

Pippen kept it real and honesty. I have more respect for Pippen. Pippen understands he is only human. Pippen want us to be better in our personal lives.

[@jertexans5227]

Death, Taxes and Max Kellerman using a baseball analogy in any topic.