The final two episodes of the well-received look behind the curtain at one of the most storied periods in all of professional sports is a rollercoaster of emotions, taking the audience through incredible triumph, tragedy, loss and leaving the viewer with a painstaking what if? What if the Chicago Bulls dynasty didn’t end in 1998?Continue reading “10 takeaways from episodes nine and ten of The Last Dance”
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10 takeaways from episodes seven and eight of The Last Dance
A large part of the narrative structure that threads through both episodes seven and eight is the Bulls’ journey through the first two rounds of the 1998 NBA playoffs, with episode seven being centred around their first round matchup with the New Jersey Nets and episode eight featuring how Chicago overcame the Charlotte Hornets inContinue reading “10 takeaways from episodes seven and eight of The Last Dance”
10 takeaways from episodes five and six of The Last Dance
Episodes five and six of the documentary series that pulls the curtain back on the Chicago Bulls dynasty in the 90s, specifically the 1997-98 season focusses specifically on Michael Jordan, his responsibilities, his transgressions, his trials and his successes. #1. Mamba Forever The very first visual displayed of episode five is a simple message, dedicatingContinue reading “10 takeaways from episodes five and six of The Last Dance”
10 takeaways from episodes three and four of The Last Dance
Episodes three and four of The Last Dance focussed heavily on the duo of Dennis Rodman, the dominant rebounder who was the defensive force behind Chicago’s second threepeat and a former member of the Bulls’ most bitter rivals at the time, the 1989 and 1990 “Bad Boy” Detroit Pistons and the head coach of theContinue reading “10 takeaways from episodes three and four of The Last Dance”
10 takeaways from episodes one and two of The Last Dance
Going into the 1997/98 season, the Chicago Bulls had won five championships in seven years, with many of their stars aging or coming to the last years of their contracts, the management of the Bulls were put in a difficult situation when deciding whether or not they would push for a sixth championship or dismantleContinue reading “10 takeaways from episodes one and two of The Last Dance”
NBA stars reaction to league suspension on social media
March 11th 2020 will likely always be remembered as one of the most troubling and confusing nights in NBA history following the events that transpired, a game between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder was cancelled minutes before tip-off, a packed stadium of fans abruptly asked to leave the arena and the night endedContinue reading “NBA stars reaction to league suspension on social media”
NBA and Serie A suspend competition after players test positive for Coronavirus
With the news that the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy has reached the severity to where the country has been placed under lockdown, the Italian national Olympic committee (CONI) has declared that all domestic sports have been suspended until April 3rd at the earliest. This has risen concerns that the current Serie A season may notContinue reading “NBA and Serie A suspend competition after players test positive for Coronavirus”
Opinion: The tyrannical owner ruining the NBA’s most valuable franchise
At the time of writing, The New York Knicks are currently languishing in 13th place in the Eastern conference with a record of 19-44. The Knicks have not made the playoffs since 2013 and this year will be another season that the fans at Madison Square Garden will prefer to forget. Likely the most bitterContinue reading “Opinion: The tyrannical owner ruining the NBA’s most valuable franchise”
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