Throughout the 1990s, there wasn’t a more dominant NBA team than the Chicago Bulls, who won six championships in eight seasons, going undefeated in the NBA Finals. Led by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, the red and black reigned supreme, and just a couple of years ago, a documentary called “The Last Dance” was released, covering the formation of the team and the last year they spent together.
During a recent appearance on the “Bulls Talk Podcast,” former Bulls Toni Kukoc gave some insight into his personal experience with the team covered in “The Last Dance.” He revealed some of the more positive moments from the season.
According to Kukoc, the team was super close at that point, and Jordan was very considerate when his teammates needed lifting up.
“The team was awesome,” Kukoc said. “We knew each other to a T by then. There wasn’t anybody new that came into the team. We would always go to breakfast, lunches, dinners together. Enjoy times with Dennis (Rodman) when Dennis would feel gracious enough to get us in his circle.
“We had an awesome time, a great time. Everybody by then knew when somebody was having a hard time during the season. He would always get the support from the rest of the team. MJ was really good about that. He understood that he needed all the guys being ready and giving their 100 percent for the team to succeed.”
With all of the beef coming out of the woodwork surrounding Pippen and Jordan lately, it’s nice to hear about some of the positives from that era.
