Although the 2019-20 NBA season remains on hiatus due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the basketball world got a brief reprieve as “The Last Dance” by ESPN was released a couple of months ahead of schedule.
The docuseries, which followed the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls en route to their final NBA Championship, was a thrilling watch that reminded most people just how dominant Michael Jordan and the rest of that team was.
However, the series recently concluded, once again leaving a void in basketball programming. Players and fans alike praised “The Last Dance” for its content, but LeBron James mentioned how it inspired him to get back on the court, via Uninterrupted:
“Watching this doc, I’m sitting there watching my daughter walk across the room and if she comes close to me, I give her a little going right hard, slap her on the butt, let her fly by and I leave it (the follow through on a shot) there.