By Peter White Television Editor Michael Jordan, who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, is widely considered the best basketball player of all time.
The story of how Jordan, and his Bulls teammates, dominated in the 1990s is the subject of ESPN and Netflix’s ten-part documentary series The Last Dance, directed by Jason Hehir.
The series launches on April 19 after the Disney-owned sports network and the streamer moved it up from its planned June premiere.
It is, surprisingly, the first time that Jordan has agreed to sit for a long-form documentary about his life and career. Jordan and the NBA were already on board when Mandalay Sports Media’s Mike Tollin approached Hehir, who directed HBO’s Andre The Giant documentary and
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