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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Sport
Phil Rosenthal

'The Last Dance' Episode 1 recap: And now � Introducing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' chase for their 6th NBA title

The curtain finally has opened on "The Last Dance," ESPN's long-awaited, 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 championship season that brought his era with the Chicago Bulls to a close.

Now that we've had a chance to see Episode 1 on ESPN (or bleeping ESPN2 with its cleaner version, absent vulgarities), let's see what we can take away.

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