Netflix is releasing two new episodes of the documentary series dedicated to the epic of the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, The Last Dance. Two emotional episodes that recount the two years following Michael Jordan's surprise retirement in 1993 and how the team had to learn to live without him. Reasons that pushed him to leave the floors until his little escapade on the fields of baseball in minor league with the Birmingham Barons. Until, finally, his return to the courts. The revelations are numerous and often brutal.
Episode VII: Grief and Baseball
After winning a 3rd title in a row, Michael Jordan decides to hang up his sneakers. More motivation, mental and physical exhaustion, he prefers to start with a victory. But it is a much more macabre reason that will force the decision of the star of the Chicago Bulls. In the summer of 1993, James Jordan, Michael's father, was found dead, murdered. This crime will remain as incomprehensible as it is traumatic. James Jordan was by the star's side constantly, the relationship between father and son was fusional. Thus, his tragic death reinforces Michael Jordan's decision to retire from the professional league. The sports world is in shock, the Bulls team understands that it is now necessary to learn to win without its leader. The basketball star then decides to play… baseball, his second favorite sport. Something that does not really succeed him, given the physical transformations necessary to be successful at the highest level in this sport. But by dint of hard work, he manages to rise to a level that can allow him to aim for Major League. During the 1994/95 season, a baseball players' strike froze the professional league. During this forced break, Michael Jordan will train with his former Bulls teammates. It was not long before he realized that it was absolutely necessary for him to return to service. The desire to win is there again. 
Episode VIII: In the Name of the Father
Michael Jordan is back on the NBA floor. And his return under the Bulls tunic is a bombshell in the league. Everyone wants to see him back in the game. Nevertheless, one wonders if he is still the exceptional athlete he was not so long ago. Since MJ's departure, the Bulls have had a good year in 1994. Although it ended in a suspenseful loss in the conference finals against their eternal rivals in New York. In 1995, the season was much more complicated. The collective is no longer there, the team loses too many games and seems to be behind definitively in the title race. Michael Jordan took over the current season in March 1995. Too physically fair and having reworked his body to practice baseball, he saw his first playoff loss in 5 years. It was against Shaquille O'Neal's Magic and Horace Grant, his former Bulls teammate. A real trauma for this sickly competitor. This is where the star decides to go on a mission. Jordan imposes an intense preparation program on the team. He does not hesitate to jostle his teammates (sometimes violently) to prepare for the war that will be the coming season. In addition, the champion also has the idea of taking revenge on the Magic, who has become his bête noire since the previous defeat. What followed was a dream year for the Chicago Bulls. 72 wins for only 10 losses in the season, an all-time league record at the time. As well as a championship title and awards in shambles for the team's major players. Michael Jordan becomes champion for the 4th time in his career, on Father's Day. The star could not control his emotions and collapsed in the locker room after the final victory. The first title he will not celebrate with his father. 
The foray into the intimacy of the Chicago franchise continues. The interviews and archive footage are as tasty as ever. We are approaching, inexorably, the denouement. Next Monday at 9am with the last two episodes of this epic saga. An outcome that will seal the fate of the best team in the history of this sport. Exclusively on Netflix.
