Charles Barkley says “there’s nothing he can do about” falling out with Michael Jordan
Barkley criticized Jordan's performance as Charlotte Bobcats owner in 2012.
Barkley criticized Jordan's performance as Charlotte Bobcats owner in 2012.
Documentaries on Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee, and Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa will follow in the Sunday slots that have worked well for The Last Dance.
The docuseries -- focusing on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls -- is averaging 5.8 million viewers over the six premiere episodes.
Rashad was aware of the perception that he was too close to Jordan as an NBC reporter.
The song that will be hard to get out of your head remains.
Vecsey called ESPN "stupid" for leaving him out.
Scottie Pippen's Mr. Submarine commercial probably wouldn't have been cleared for television in 2020.
Director Jason Hehir constantly had to get the flaky NBA star to focus.
"I find it in the opposite direction of where we need to be going. ...If you are there influencing the very fact of it getting made it means certain aspects that you don't necessarily want in aren't going to be in, period."
'The Last Dance' won't be on ESPN+ for 15 months, but will hit Netflix in July 2020.
Episode 3 (9-10 p.m. Eastern) averaged 6.1 million viewers in Nielsen live+same day ratings, while Episode 4 (10-11 p.m. Eastern) averaged 5.7 million viewers.
Barkley appeared on the first "What Up With That?" sketch since 2012.
No, the "Wizards" weren't sixth in the 1986 NBA Eastern Conference standings.
The audience for The Last Dance's first two episodes ranks as the most-watched telecast among adults 18-34 and 18-49 since sports halted across broadcast and cable networks.
Imagine being a witness to history with a camera crew, but hardly anyone could ever see the footage?
Scranton, Pennsylvania's most enigmatic sports legend gets the (fake) documentary he deserves.
If you were annoyed by the amount of State Farm ads you watched this past NFL season, you will find no reprieve here.
NBC Sports Chicago will re-air every Chicago Bulls game from the 1998 NBA playoffs, beginning April 20.
ESPN put out an extended clip from The Last Dance Friday that talks about the tensions around the 1997-98 Bulls, a key focus of the documentary series (which debuts Sunday).
We also got another clip from the highly-anticipated documentary ahead of Sunday's premiere episodes.
The 10-part series will feature new episodes on Sunday nights through May 17th.
As per Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, "The Last Dance" will now premiere April 19 rather than its previously-scheduled debut of June 2.
ESPN continues to release promos of "Coming Soon" for The Last Dance, and while production on it may not be quite finished yet, that doesn't mean it won't air before the original date of June 2.