The 1996 Bulls game against the Indiana Pacers had higher viewership than March Madness
MJ did three times the NCAA tournament. Think about that. The NBA game in the middle of March did three times NCAA tournament, so much so CBS had to do a make good for advertisers because they got so fucking roasted in viewership because MJ came back during March Madness.
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I thought Episode 7 was the strongest episode of the entire documentary. It was so, so well done.
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I've fallen hard and fast for Ben McCollum - he's a rock star coach
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