Jordan Rides the Bus

Ron Shelton
2010-08-29

Birmingham is 662 miles from Chicago. Sometimes further
5.9
53 min

In the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship the following year, Jordan was jolted by the murder of his father. Was it the brutal loss of such an anchor in his life that caused the world’s most famous athlete to rekindle a childhood ambition by playing baseball? Or some feeling that he had nothing left to prove or conquer in basketball? Or something deeper and perhaps not yet understood?

Cast

Name Character Team
Michael Jordan Himself Unowned
Phil Jackson Himself Unowned
Steve Kerr Himself Unowned
Jerry Reinsdorf Himself Unowned
Terry Francona Himself Unowned
David Falk Himself Unowned