Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. has become Doug's favorite time of the week. ESPN released a ten part documentary three weeks ago on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and Doug has absolutely loved it. Remembering what a big Bulls fan Doug was during that time period, I wasn't surprised by how much he loved the series. I was surprised, however, by how much the rest of us enjoyed it as well. Cal has texted multiple times about his thoughts on Jordan and the Bulls over the past three weeks. My parents have talked about watching it and remembering how excited Doug was when the Bulls won all six of their championships. Brett and Cam even joined in on the action watching it as well.
In thinking back I remembered a lot from that time period, but was glad to have Doug around at commercials to ask questions about the NBA in the 1990s. Michael said before the documentary aired that a lot of people would not like him after watching it. We haven't felt that way. We realize that very few individuals were as big as he was and we couldn't even imagine what it would feel like to have that much attention all of the time. I thought it was funny that he admitted outright that he did not like Isiah Thomas. I understood why with all of the issues with the Pistons in the 1980s, but couldn't believe that he said it. Cal texted today that he was surprised by all of the negativity surrounding Jordan's gambling. We weren't that shocked as that was a hot topic twenty-five years ago. Tonight's episode was bitter sweet as it discussed his relationship with Kobe Bryant and featured an interview with him shortly before he died. Overall, I wasn't sure what to expect, but have been happy that we have all enjoyed the Michael Jordan series. It was exactly what we needed to fill the void left from lack of televised sports.
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