He looked sort of surprised by the question. Then Michael Jordan started answering and he sounded ticked. His words becoming more direct and resolute as he explained the conflict between his competitive drive and his interactions with teammates.
He ended in tears and at that moment, he looked … hurt.
What stirred that emotion?
That powerful scene was left open to interpretation, but ESPN’s remarkable documentary “The Last Dance,” which re-examines the traveling circus that was Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, can be distilled into the final four minutes of Episode 7 that aired Sunday night.
Jordan’s legendary competitiveness has been a central theme throughout the 10-part series, but his relationship with teammates received fresh treatment and led to the most poignant moment when Jordan was asked whether he thinks his intensity came at the expense of being viewed as a nice guy.