“A Tear Came to My Eye”: Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade and Other NBA Stars React to Michael Jordan’s “The Last Dance”

ESPN’s Chicago Bulls based Michael Jordan centric docuseries ‘The Last Dance’ recently launched its initial episodes. Since the series was much awaited, it is no surprise that the NBA community is going crazy over it. Fans as well as famous names are reacting to the documentation of the Bulls’ 1997-98 era.

Praise from peers for Michael Jordan and ‘The Last Dance’

Many of Michael Jordan’s colleagues reacted positively towards the docuseries. Here are some of the  best ones:

NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson had nothing but praise for Jordan and the series. He felt that youngsters will now have the chance to understand why Jordan is considered an NBA great

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard created hype around the series saying that Jordan was from another planet.

Former NBA star Dwyane Wade went the supernatural way and tweeted that if he had three wishes, he’d wish for the docuseries. Wade also said that Jordan was chosen to be the Greatest Of All Time.

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach Lavine portrayed how much he liked the docuseries by saying that he could have watched all ten episodes of the docuseries at a time.

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell posted a tweet which declared that the docuseries was good even if he had watched only two episodes.

Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie tweeted that the docuseries was so good, it made him cry.

Many networks also reacted to some of Jordan’s best quotes and moments

‘The Last Dance’ is a 10-part docuseries. Over the next few weeks, viewers will see Jordan life with the Chicago Bulls. The series portrays how he led the Bulls’ team to become the dominating team in the NBA for most of the 90s.

The documentary mainly focuses on the 1997-98 season, which was the Bulls’ sixth and final championship team with Jordan leading the way.

Praise for Jordan from fans

After these two episodes, fans and NBA players feel as if Scottie Pippen was not recognized as he should be.

Amongst the NBA community, the fans seem divided. While some are going crazy for the docuseries, others aren’t feeling the hype. The latter seem like they are the young NBA fans who didn’t see Jordan in action.

Other than that, Twitter seems like it is divided into two halves majorly.

A lot of the hardcore fans defended Jordan when people said that Kobe Bryant or LeBron James were better in ranking.