10 behind-the-scenes facts you might not have known about the making of 'The Last Dance'

If there's one company that wants to forget about "The Last Dance" it's Adidas. Michael Jordan was in love with the shoe and had been saying he was an Adidas guy since college. But when it was time to make a deal, Nike was the one that came with the right money.

Hehir told Insider Jordan even called Adidas one last time before signing with Nike to see if they could match the deal.

The rest is history.

The Rodman interview was a challenge, Hehir said, because it was hard to track him down.

"I thought for a while we were just going to have to flag him down on the side of the road and do the interview in the back of an SUV," said Hehir. "Eventually we got him out of a car and into a seat so that was a real achievement unto itself."

Scottie Pippen didn't mind the film crew to come to his house. But Hehir said it was completely empty. They shot his interview in his living room that didn't have a single piece of furniture in it yet.

Michael Jordan has a huge 20,000-square-foot estate in Jupiter, Florida. And "The Last Dance" crew never got near it.

Hehir told Insider that Jordan wanted to keep his life private, so they found three houses in the area where Jordan lives to interview him in.

The director only had around 25 minutes with Kobe Bryant when he interviewed the Laker great for "The Last Dance." Bryant was also trying to put the final touches on a speech he was giving at the ESPY Awards to Bill Russell as that year's recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

Hehir told Insider he had to "work hard" to get anything usable. Thankfully he did.

Hehir told Insider that in one of their first meetings the superstar voiced his disinterest in being involved in the show.

"When people see some of this footage they're not going to understand why I behaved the way that I behaved," Jordan revealed to him. Jordan was aware that his tough ways toward his team would be on full display. But he eventually gave the OK.

Hehir admitted he's still shocked by some of the things Jordan approved to be in the show.

Hehir conducted an incredible 106 interviews for the show. That ranged from almost everyone on the Bulls championship teams to legends like Larry Bird and "Magic" Johnson, and even Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Justin Timberlake.

Yes, Jordan saw the entire 10-part series before it aired. He even gave notes, according to Hehir.

"Oftentimes, his notes were just as good if not better than the other partners because he knew what the truth was," the director told Insider.

Hehir told Insider that Jordan was concerned that his words would get twisted, so his big stipulation in agreeing to be a part of the show was that he would have the final word.

That meant whatever anyone said — like Isiah Thomas or Gary Payton — Jordan would be able to respond.

It's kind of remarkable that "The Last Dance" ever saw the light of day. Jason Hehir told Insider that Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls, and the NBA all had to sign off on the show before he could start making it.