The long-awaited Chicago Bulls documentary series “The Last Dance” premiered on Sunday night, and one of the first things you’ll notice about the 10-part epic is that ESPN landed interviews with everyone. Seemingly everyone close to the Bulls during their dominance in the 1990s made themselves available to take part of the documentary, and the first two episodes even feature appearances by two former Presidents of the United States – Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Obama, a longtime Chicago resident and Bulls superfan, recalled not being able to afford Bulls tickets once Jordan mania had taken over the city. Viewers also enjoyed the filmmakers having a bit of fun by introducing the 44th President of the U.S. as a “former Chicago resident.”
There is a storytelling purpose to the chyron, though. Director Jason Hehir explained to The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch that the contributors are introduced according to their connection to the events at the time, which is why Bill Clinton was labeled a former governor of Arkansas when discussing former Central Arkansas star Scottie Pippen.
