Michael Jordan's The Last Dance saw light of day due to LeBron James' success: NBA analyst

release of Michael Jordan's Last Dance has once again sparked debate about who is greatest NBA player of all time. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who was once called ' next Michael Jordan', is also considered one of best basketball players in world. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, Jordan was apparently threatened by James when he won 2016 NBA Championship for Cleveland Cavaliers, which caused NBA legend to agree for Last Dance. 

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Michael Jordan Last Dance: Did Jordan say yes for documentary because he was threatened by LeBron James' success?

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Is Michael Jordan Last Dance a result of LeBron James' 2016 Championship win?

Michael Jordan's documentary started as a simple idea in 1997 when Chicago Bulls granted exclusive access to a film crew during Jordan's last year with team. Though re was foot available, Jordan reportedly said to many producers who pitched idea of Last Dance to him. As per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, producer even me it to a face-to-face meeting with Jordan.

Recently, Brian Windhorst revealed that Jordan apparently agreed to start working on Last Dance after LeBron James won 2016 NBA Championship with Cleveland Cavaliers. Jordan, as per Windhorst, was reportedly threatened by someone for first time. James h led Cavaliers to 2015-16 title after coming back from a 3-1 deficit against Golden State Warriors, who were having ir best NBA season with a 73-9 win-loss record. James averd 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists during Finals. People reportedly started talking about James being one step closer to become NBA's GOAT (Greatest Of All Time), which apparently threatened Jordan. 

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A few days before ten-part docu-series aired its final two episodes, CBS Sports wrote about why Jordan finally agreed to do documentary. Along with NBA Commissioner am Silver and Allen Iverson, y listed James as a reason for Jordan to start his documentary. As per  Last Dance producer Mike Tollin, Bulls legend agreed to use foot same day James and Cavaliers were celebrating ir win with a championship pare in Cleveland.

In an interview, Tollin revealed that when he woke up, he was watching ESPN as he got dressed. He saw James and Cavaliers on TV with trophy y just won. While Tollin did t state that Jordan signed due to his win, he pointed out coincidence, saying that ' universe has such a funny sense of humour'.

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