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At the height of the pandemic, “The Last Dance” provided viewers some kind of a return to sports and a shot of nostalgia that helped make up for a world temporarily without athletic entertainment. Fans got to relive one of the most dominant stretches in NBA history, and got a closer look at what made Michael Jordan tick.
It also didn’t really teach anyone much, and has since led to otheNBA Golf Equipmentr superstars putting together their own multi-part “documentaries” that often feel more like commercials.
So when “Winning Time” promised a more honest approach to the Showtime Lakers, one of the most interesting teams in NBA history — and the subjects of the show bristled at phoenix suns team shopnot being involved — I’ll have to admit it made me that much more interested in the show, and viewers were likewise rewarded with a hugely entertaining experience.
This week on “The Anthony Irwin Show,” I spoke to Sopan Deb of The New York Times to discuss this approach to storytelling, and the more macro trend of public relations seeping into journalism; both because the subjects have realized they can control their own narratives better than previous generations ever did and because, well, audiences prefer to maintain their feel good even if it means sacrifiDamian Lillard Jerseyscing s white suns jerseyome truth here and there.
Also, because we couldn’t help ourselves, we dove into the MVP debate, as Nikola Jokic has reportedly won his second straight.
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