In Episode 6 of ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” the intra-organizational strife evoked by the publishing of “The Jordan Rules” was detailed.
Michael Jordan, in a present-day interview, blamed then-teammate Horace Grant for leaking inside-the-locker-room information to Sam Smith, who authored the book. Grant countered that he never “divulged” anything to Smith, despite the two sharing a friendship. The documentary doesn’t get past the point of “he said, he said” on the matter, but it’s clear the book was a distraction to the Bulls at the time of its release.
Now, Smith is out to set the record straight.