The seventh and eighth episodes of “The Last Dance,” which just aired Sunday night on ESPN, cover some of the most difficult chapters in the story of the Bulls and Michael Jordan. Switching between the mid-90s and the spring of 1998, we see glimpses of why MJ left the game the first time, as well as what compelled him to come back less than two years later.
Episode 7 of “The Last Dance” may be the most personal one yet. Jordan opens up on his close relationship with his father, James, who had been his best friend and ally before James’ murder in 1993.