The Pure Hoops Quick Hitters

The Last Dance from ESPN captivated basketball fans around the country for five straight weeks. One of Mike Wise's guests was legendary coach George Karl, whose Seattle Sonics faced MJ's Bulls in the 1996 NBA Finals. George also was a fellow North Carolina Tar Heel and he describes how Michael's basketball career was nurtured at UNC under Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith.

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Andrea Kremer was a major presence in "The Last Dance" on ESPN. In her role as the Chicago bureau reporter for ESPN starting in 1989, Andrea knew the Bulls as well as any journalist as they began their championship run. In this "Quick Hitter" version of Buckets, Boards, & Blocks Andrea and Monica discuss some of the "good, the bad, and the ugly" from the early Bulls title teams and why she and David Aldridge were so prominent in the blockbuster ESPN documentary.

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BJ Armstrong and Eric Newman talk soundtrack and Steve Kerr's emotional interview with The Last Dance executive producer Jon Weinbach.

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No member of the media was more present during the Bulls dynasty than journalist Sam Smith. He was the Bulls beat writer for the Chicago Tribune, author of The Jordan Rules, and still covers the team for Bulls.com. His memories are vivid and he has plenty of them. In this Quick Hitter with Mike Wise, Sam explains how Michael Jordan changed the entire mindset of the "Second City."

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Eric Newman and BJ Armstrong revisit BJ's game-winning shot from Game 2 in the 1998 Eastern Conference Semis, as recounted in The Last Dance.

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Monica McNutt welcomes A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston for a discussion on how the NBA players and management are working together to craft a strategy for restarting the NBA season.

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Mike shares his thoughts on the very emotional episodes 7 & 8 of The Last Dance

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UNC point guard Cole Anthony joins John Fanta and Kim Adams to discuss why he hasn't watched The Last Dance, whether he would have gone to the G League, and what his mom has meant to his career.

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David Aldridge, the Editor in Chief of The Athletic DC has been a prominent contributor to ESPN's "The Last Dance." DA joins Buckets, Boards, & Blocks and examines how former Bulls GM Jerry Krause has been portrayed in the documentary.

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Nick Coffey of the TheCardinalConnect.com joins John Fanta and Kim Adams to discuss Louisville's past history of NCAA infractions and why they may get harsher penalties because of it.

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