“The Last Dance” is the hottest thing going in sports while we wait out the coronavirus and the attendant political gamesmanship.
On the other hand, when ESPN is covering the International Cherry Pit Spitting Championships and replays of old NFL drafts, there’s not a lot of competition for viewers.
But “The Last Dance” — the Michael Jordan documentary — is compelling stuff in itself and it’s educating a new generation of fans about Jordan’s artistry on the court and refreshing the memories of the older fans.
The documentary has given Jordan a platform to re-stake his claim in the ongoing (and often silly) argument for the title of Greatest Of All Time without having to say a word, not that he would anyway.