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‘The Last Dance’ for Michael Jordan Comes Just in Time for ESPN

‘The Last Dance’ was originally expected to premiere in June
Rare footage features plenty of dunks, fights and cigars

Jordan shoots against the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.Photographer: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

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By Hailey Waller

April 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC

Michael Jordan is about to become the most famous basketball player in the world again.

Starting Sunday, ESPN will begin airing “The Last Dance,” an edgy documentary chronicling the Chicago Bulls’ tumultuous sixth and final championship run during the 1997-98 NBA season.