This week, the team takes a look at the ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance,” now that all 10 parts of it have aired. It was a hugely entertaining series, perhaps most notably for younger fans or anyone else who doesn’t remember the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season. But we can’t help but think about how […]
As we watch Michael Jordan vanquish each of his contemporaries in ESPN’s “The Last Dance” — which wraps up with its final two episodes on Sunday — it’s hard not to imagine the best of today’s game lacing up against them. What if LeBron James had played against these guys? The tone of that question […]
In the absence of live sports, TV events such as “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s documentary about the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls, have thrust historical players back into the limelight. Though the series mainly revolves around Jordan, early episodes were also devoted to the backstories of MJ teammates like Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman — and […]
Michael Jordan’s final two seasons with the Chicago Bulls were historic — and not just because they resulted in individual accolades, team championships and a 10-part documentary series. Each was spent on a one-year contract that was considered at the time to be the single biggest in the history of American team sports. And each […]
The NFL draft draws nigh, and while the odds of being picked first are still ever in Joe Burrow’s favor, the Hot Takedown crew discusses where things might get interesting. Tua Tagovailoa could have perhaps challenged Burrow’s first picks status if not for a season-ending hip injury, but as it is, he might be the […]