Isiah Thomas watched The Last Dance and was shocked by how the documentary treated Jerry Krause, the Bulls GM. Thomas, a champion himself, felt the series showed cringeworthy disrespect toward Krause as a person and expressed empathy for him and his family.
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2020, we all sitting at home watching The Last Dance with nothing else to do. Being that you were such a huge part of The Last Dance and, or just the Bulls becoming who they became as a whole, did you watch that? And if you did, what was your experience like in watching it?
For me, and you understand this when I say this, being a champion, right? This was the first time I really got a chance to peek behind the opponent's curtain. And I must say that I was disappointed at what I saw. And here's why I was disappointed. The way they treated Jerry Krause and the disrespect that they showed for him, I was blown away. Totally blown away. To watch how they treated him and the disrespect and lack of respect that they gave him as a person, And as a man, I, I, I, it was cringeworthy watching that. I cringed for him and his family. Mm-hmm.