Someone asked me recently if I thought “The Last Dance’’ would have been as well-watched if it had been competing against the NBA and NHL playoffs, as well as early season major-league baseball games. You know, if the planet hadn’t been wearing a mask.
The question was asked by a huge baseball fan, clearly with a “no’’ in mind for an answer. But the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve come to believe that the ESPN documentary on the 1997-98 Bulls would have beaten most anything in its path, coronavirus or no coronavirus.
I don’t want to say there’s something sad about Jordan’s staying power because the word “sad’’ is busy with the pandemic.