“Poor Woman”: Creator of Michael Jordan’s Last Dance Admits His Choice Forced Jerry Krause’s Wife to Suffer Harsh Backlash

The director of ‘The Last Dance’, Jason Hehir, regrets his mistake. Chicago Bulls members were dumbfounded when the crowd in the United Center rang with boos as late Bulls GM Jerry Krause’s wife, Thelma Krause, stood on behalf of her husband. The boos were unexpected and disappointing. However, the situation with Krause’s reputation among Bulls fans is not so unknown. Hehir expressed regrets for doing further damage to his image if the docuseries is involved in it.

It’s well known that the Chicago Bulls’ superstars Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen weren’t fond of their GM. However, Krause’s portrayal in ‘The Last Dance’ appeared to have made him into a villain, as many have felt. It turns out that was never the intention of the director. Once again, he admitted his mistake and acknowledged that it wasn’t his intention to portray Krause the way it was.

“The harder we demonstrated that the team was on him the more sympathy I thought that would garner for Krause because I thought that people would appreciate okay he’s the one who put the pieces in place,” Hehir said.

“This poor guy is kind of a fish out of water with these NBA alpha males look at how they’re hazing him and instead people thought like the filmmakers hate Jerry Krause and they’ve made him the villain that was not the intent so that that’s my misstep if you have a problem with how he was portrayed that one both hands up that’s on me,” he added.

Speaking of a deleted clip from the 10-episode-long docuseries, Hehir recalled how it changed a lot of things. The director shared that he wanted to show how the late GM used to get bullied but couldn’t do so because of the NBA. 

Time and again, Hehir has admitted his mistakes. But people are right about the docuseries showing Krause’s portrayal in a bad light. However, the damage was already done. We saw the heartbreaking impact of it when Krause’s widow, Thelma Krause, was left in tears after the boos directed at her.

Jason Hehir felt “terrible” after booing incident 

The gesture from the fans that night angered many. During the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor celebration, members of Jordan’s dominant era, including the man under whom the team won six NBA titles, were present. 

Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr, who attended the event, later recalled how the gesture was “shameful.” Regardless of whether people liked him, Krause’s contributions to the Bulls remain legendary. 

Believing that ‘The Last Dance’ might be responsible for growing the dislike in people’s hearts for Krause, Hehir felt that none of this would have happened if his character had been portrayed the right way or if the show hadn’t happened. “I felt terrible about that honestly like I don’t feel responsible or guilty but a part of me is like you know if we never did this then this poor woman wouldn’t have gone through what I’m sure was one of the worst moments of her life,” Hehir said.

We cannot forget how Krause had always mentioned that the media twisted his words. Whether it’s ‘The Last Dance’ series or any other factor, the booing incident was simply unacceptable.

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