ESPN moving up the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary to April due to coronavirus

By ADAM ZAGORIA

ESPN/ABC is moving up the air date of the much anticipated 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan, “The Last Dance,” to April 19 from June.

Episodes will air every Sunday from April 19-May 17.

The start date was first reported by the New York Post.

The documentary, which features interviews with everyone from Barack Obama to Magic Johnson to Phil Jackson to Kobe Bryant to Shaquille O’Neal to Dennis Rodman to Reggie Miller, was originally set to air during the NBA Finals.

Now with the public hungry for programming during the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN/ABC has agreed to move up the air date.

LeBron James says he can’t wait.

April 19th can’t come fast enough. I CAN NOT WAIT!! 🗣Yessir!🍿 #LastDance
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 31, 2020

Led by Jordan, the Chicago Bulls won three straight NBA titles from 1991-93 and three more after he came out of retirement from 1996-98.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.