'The new docuseries about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season is more than just the story of a legendary basketball team,' BrandonTensley writes. 'It's a broader reminder that, in America, inequality touches everything, including sports.' | Analysis
Washington "Whenever they speak Michael Jordan, they should speak Scottie Pippen," the basketball icon Michael"Air" Jordan says, reverently, of his former teammate in"The Last Dance," the new 10-part docuseries from ESPN and Netflix about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season.
But while both men helped to catapult the once-middling Bulls to international renown -- including, between 1991 and 1998, six NBA championships -- Pippen's experience with fame wasn't as rosy as Jordan's. The series' second episode revisits some of the financial pressures that stalked Pippen early on in his career -- pressures that, owing to enduring racial inequality in America, still disproportionately affect young black players today.
One of 12 children, Pippen grew up poor in the small southern city of Hamburg, Arkansas. By the time he was a teenager, his father had suffered a stroke and had to use a wheelchair; one of his brothers had been paralyzed by a classmate's wrestling move. For Pippen, then, basketball wasn't merely a pastime -- it was a means of staving off financial precarity.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'The Last Dance': How to watch ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary on SundayEpisodes three and four of the ESPN documentary focusing on Michael Jordan's final season with the Chicago Bulls air on Sunday.
Read more »
Kobe Bryant May Have His Own ‘The Last Dance’ Film In The Works – ReportThe new Michael Jordan documentary about his final season with the Chicago Bulls may soon have a rival. ESPN reports that a personal film crew followed Kobe Bryant in his 20th and final season with…
Read more »
Kobe Bryant's Final Season with the Lakers Was Filmed for a Documentary Like The Last DanceKobe Bryant tragically died alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant in a horrific helicopter crash on Jan. 26
Read more »
What happened on board the last cruise ship still at seaAs coronavirus fears emptied the seas of cruise ships, the Costa Deliziosa was the last major vessel still on the water carrying a significant number of passengers. This is what was unfolding on board.
Read more »
Right whales: Lawsuit on protections could last for monthsA judge’s ruling that the federal government didn’t take adequate steps to protect endangered whales will probably result in another monthslong court battle.
Read more »
Illinois reports significant increase in calls to poison control in the last two daysIllinois has seen a significant increase in calls to poison control the past two days, the public health director said, including calls about people ingesting cleaning solutions and bleach
Read more »