Michael Jordan says people will think he's a 'horrible guy' after watching 'The Last Dance,' the hotly anticipated documentary about his career
- Michael Jordan says "The Last Dance," a hotly anticipated documentary about his career, will make people think he is a "horrible guy."
- The Last Dance, a 10-part documentary detailing the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season, premieres on ESPN April 19.
- "When people see this footage I'm not sure they're going to be able to understand why I was so intense," said Jordan, according to director Jason Hehir speaking with The Athletic.
- "When you see the footage of [me with Scott Burrell], you're going to think that I'm a horrible guy."
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Michael Jordan says his upcoming documentary "The Last Dance" will make people think he is a "horrible guy."
"The Last Dance," a 10-part documentary detailing the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season, premieres on ESPN April 19.
"When people see this footage I'm not sure they're going to be able to understand why I was so intense, why I did the things I did, why I acted the way I acted, and why I said the things I said," said Jordan, according to director Jason Hehir speaking with The Athletic.
Hehir added that Jordan told him he was particularly worried about footage involving both him and former teammate Scotty Burrell.
"When you see the footage of [me riding with Scott Burrell], you're going to think that I'm a horrible guy. But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating him like that is because I needed him to be tough in the playoffs and we're facing the Indiana's and Miami's and New York's in the Eastern Conference.
"He needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on him. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, they're not going to understand it."
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