For Jordan, it was all about kicking back and enjoying retirement, or so everyone thought. Now back to D.C. and the practice that promoted M.J. to go M.J. on his Wizards teammates. Here's why Karl Malone and Bryon Russell weren't interviewed in Michael Jordan's 'The Last Dance' documentary Malone was asked multiple times to be involved in the documentary series You can find me on Twitter @mike_mccarrick. What would happen next was the stuff of legend. As The Last Dance proved, the Michael Jordan story from the '80s and '90s was epic. Haywood nearly 20 years later has finally come clean, admitting he was the reason why Michael Jordan took his frustration out on Bryon Russell. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Hehir admitted that his team persistently pursued Malone throughout the entire process of the documentary, but he wouldn't budge -- even after Stockton agreed to talk. NBA players react to seeing MJ for first time. In an interview on "The Dan Patrick Show," director Jason Hehir revealed that Malone turned down an opportunity to be appear in "The Last Dance. That final shot in Utah immortalized him as the undisputed greatest player of all-time and no athlete could ever have a more perfect ending of a career. "(Stockton) said, 'I don't want to be a part of a Michael Jordan puff piece.'". He was partly inspired by his friend and hockey legend Mario Lemieux coming back after a three-year retirement to play as a player/owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins. RELATED: The Last Dance Confirms The Chicago Bulls' Biggest Coward. Spends October scaring people at the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride. Haywood remembers MJ saying, “Hey man, I’m cooking you why don’t you shut up. Bryon Russell knows his place in NBA history. Yes, that iconic shot in Utah that secured the Bulls 6th NBA title in 8 years. For anyone who watched the documentary without knowing much about the sports world, they wouldn't have realized that Michael Jordan went on to become a Wizard. “He was 40-year-old MJ, but he looked like 25-year-old MJ that day,” Haywood recalled during a recent interview on the Wizards Talk Podcast. With just seconds left in Game 6 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, Michael Jordan snuck up behind Karl Malone and snatched the ball from his grasp. The next year he followed it up with a lifetime (bad) memory for Russell. For the rest of practice, Bryon Russell was tasked with guarding the same guy, who in 1998, hit arguably the biggest game-winning shot of Jordan’s NBA career. One star player that very clearly was missing from those final episodes was Hall of Fame big man Karl Malone. He never responded to an interview request. ", "He declined through another party," Hehir said. It doesn't get talked about much by basketball fans when discussing his legacy, but Jordan's full basketball story can't be told without mentioning his brief time as a Wizard. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nba | pageType: stories | And in Game 6, Jordan hit that game-winner over Russell as he sealed the second three-peat for the Bulls. Utah failed to answer in the closing seconds and the Chicago Bulls completed their second three-peat of the 1990s. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Super fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra and BoJack Horseman. It's a little more complicated than that. In the fourth quarter, Jordan capped off his playing career by making two foul shots (something Kobe Bryant would do too in his epic final game in 2016) and walked off to a standing ovation. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. In 2010, Jordan made history as the first former player and minority to own an NBA franchise when he became the majority owner of his hometown team, the Charlotte Bobcats. But the Michael Jordan Story of the 2000s and beyond? "I finally got (Stockton) on the phone after like two years of chasing him," Hehir said. “He was 40-year-old MJ, but he looked like 25-year-old MJ that day,” Haywood recalled during a recent interview on the Wizards Talk Podcast. Click here to download for comprehensive coverage of your teams. Jordan hit that game-winner over Jazz guard Bryon Russell. The crew ended up interviewing Stockton on March 10, right before the coronavirus outbreak spread throughout the United States. Matter of fact, you known as the human highlight reel, not because you have any highlights of your own, but because you in all of mine.”. "We tried to get them to sit down together. Thought that might be a better option and (Malone would) feel more comfortable with that, but there was just no convincing him," Hehir said. Position: Small Forward and Shooting Guard Shoots: Right 6-7, 225lb (201cm, 102kg) Born: December 31, 1970 in San Bernardino, California us. KEEP READING: The Man In The Iron Mask Helped Michael Jordan To Win His Last Championship. In other words, it's really hard to have people in the organization speak up to Jordan when no figure in sports has a bigger aura than him. Three years after his second retirement, Jordan played two more seasons in the NBA for Washington's basketball franchise. 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