Twitter reacts to ‘The Last Dance’

Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley and the Dream Team: What social media had to say

Published: May 3, 2020, 9:21 p.m. MDT

PHOENIX - JUNE 20: NBA Commissioner David Stern presents Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls the championship trophy after the Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game Six of the 1993 NBA Finals on June 20, 1993 at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. — NBA Commissioner David Stern presents Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls the championship trophy after the Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the 1993 NBA Finals on June 20, 1993, at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NBAE via Getty Images

The fifth and sixth episodes of “The Last Dance” — the ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan — aired Sunday night, and social media had a lot to say.

What the episodes covered:

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The two episodes focused on a number of topics related to Jordan’s career, including:

Jordan’s thoughts on Kobe Bryant
Jordan’s negotiations with adidas, Nike and the Air Jordan brand.
The 1992 Olympics basketball team, known as the Dream Team.
Charles Barkley and the 1993 NBA Championship series against the Phoenix Suns.

If you watched Episode 6 of #TheLastDance you know the Chicago Bulls were never going to win 8 in row if Jordan never retired. He needed some time off. They needed to change some things up. Very few things are sustainable for that long. This film really drives that point home.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 4, 2020

Say it louder! Build you up.. to bring you down! But go ahead and use that as motivation ... #TheLastDance
— Cari Champion (@CariChampion) May 4, 2020

mike averaged over 40 in this phoenix series. that's unreal. #thelastdance
— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 4, 2020

Can you imagine if MJ came up in the social media era? Watching the media pressure Jordan was under during that first 3 Peat makes you respect Lebron even more for staying sane his entire career. #TheLastDance
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) May 4, 2020

A license plate that says Two Trey ... very inconspicuous #TheLastDance
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 4, 2020

💜💛#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/VBolMCH8LE
— The Ringer (@ringer) May 4, 2020

and in that moment, Shaquille O'Neal would have a lifetime's worth of jokes for Charles Barkley #TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/s0Yrv7mDR3
— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 4, 2020

"People build you up to tear you down." #TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/XB1yCHHHU8
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 4, 2020

Michael kept one third of the Dream Team from getting rings #TheLastDance
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) May 4, 2020

Charles Barkley: "Sports are like a gunfight, and we lost to the fastest gun."
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) May 4, 2020

Knicks going up 2-0 on the Bulls vs. the rest of the series #TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/yjX6P84RLw
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 4, 2020

John Paxson must be a beloved Bulls folk hero now!
— Adi Joseph (@AdiJoseph) May 4, 2020

the last dance really is "live long enough to see yourself become the villain" stuff for john paxon
— jason concepcion (@netw3rk) May 4, 2020

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Twitter reacts to ‘The Last Dance’

Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley and the Dream Team: What social media had to say

What the episodes covered:

Here’s what social media had to say: