Michael Jordan's first wife Juanita Jordan's absence from The Last Dance explained

Michael Jordan's Last Dance features Chicago Bulls legend's journey in world of basketball since making his NBA debut in 1984 with Chicago Bulls. 10-part docu-series featured interviews from teammates, coaches, family members and popular Chicago personalities but failed to feature Michael Jordan's first wife, Juanita Jordan. Juanita Jordan (formerly kwn as Juanita Vay) married Chicago Bulls great in September 1989 and stayed with him till 2006 when y got divorced. After all 10 episodes were released this past weekend, lack of a Juanita Jordan Last Dance appearance drew attention from fans. Here's why a Juanita Jordan Last Dance appearance did t materialise.

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In a recent interview with Athletic, Jason Hehir spoke about why he did t include Juanita Jordan in making of highly-popular series. “I wasn’t interested in opinion of any wife or kids in this. We h storytellers we wanted and I felt like we h story covered from every angle.” Jason Hehir went on to d that he was t really interested in capturing Jordan's family life which is why he opted against including his n-wife and three children in documentary as well. Michael Jordan first wife Juanita makes a brief appearance in documentary through photos and old press conferences but was t directly interviewed for film. In fact, even Jordan's current partner Yvette Prieto is t featured in entire 10-part docu-series. 

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Michael Jordan reportedly met Juanita at a Bennigans restaurant after a Bulls game. y were married for nearly 17 years between 1989-2006 before a mutual separation.  couple anunced ir divorce via a joint statement ting split was done 'mutually and amicably.' As per Chicago Business, Michael Jordan first wife received $168 million as part of one of largest divorce settlements on record. Juanita was quoted as saying “I’m in a good place. I wanted to simplify my life. I got off boards, I downsized way I lived. I h to because I wasn’t going to be in a huge house. I really looked forward to basic things: my children and my good friends.” Since ir split, Juanita has mostly remained out of public eye in recent years.

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