Published 13:09 IST, April 20th 2020

Michael Jordan has hilarious response to question on risking injury in docu-series preview

The new The Last Dance sneak peek revealed during a show was of a young Michael Jordan talking about an injury he suffered during the NBA 1985-86 season.

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Michael Jordan was recently on Good Morning America to promote his upcoming documentary Last Dance. While on show, a Last Dance sneak peek was shared, which featured a hilarious exchange between six-time NBA champion and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf. documentary will be a ten-part mini-series about Bulls' 1997-98 season.

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Michael Jordan shares hilarious response to taking injuries lightly in new Last Dance sneak peek

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clip showed during show was of a young Michael Jordan talking about an injury he suffered during 1985-86 NBA season. Jordan had broken his foot after playing three games and was er to make a comeback. However, Reinsdorf was t keen about Michael Jordan putting his health at risk.

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Reinsdorf said that Jordan did t understand risk ratio, and even gave him an example. In end, Jordan ended up missing 64 regular-season games before returning for playoffs. He dropped 63 points in Game 2 against Boston Celtics, which is till date record for most points scored in a single post-season game.

During a 2012 ESPN interview, Michael Jordan revealed that Reinsdorf had a different opinion back n. He understood that Reinsdorf had to consider long term possibilities, but should have also considered kind of player Michael Jordan was. Reinsdorf had also stated that he felt Jordan hurt himself again. 

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Last Dance is based on 1997–98 Bulls season along with Jordan's last few years with team. Each episode in documentary will be at least 60 minutes long and will be released on Netflix outside USA after  ESPN premiere. Jordan played his last season with Bulls in 1998, where he put on . 6 of Michael Jordan rings, before moving on to Washington Wizards. 

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