Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was back to put some of the finishing touches on “Space Jam: A New Legacy” earlier this week.
It may feel like it’s all coming too fast but the NBA is back and the machinations of a new season are already well underway. Of course, the business around basketball has never stopped and nobody knows the non-stop business obligations of being a star player like LeBron James.
Over the past week, James was able to reflect on the past season and what he has to do in a public forum during his time on the Road Trippin’ podcast with Allie Clifton, Richard Jefferson, and Channing Frye. During the podcast, he discussed how close he was to leaving the bubble altogether, how the bubble compared to other championship runs and he also revealed he had a little bit more work left to do on the new ‘Space Jam,’ movie.
James shared some more from the set on Tuesday, where he was visited by actor Michael B. Jordan and his business partner Paul Wachter.
Warner Bros. announced last week that ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ will release on HBO Max on the same day it’s scheduled to release in theaters on July 16, 2021.
LeBron James
Reveals ‘Space Jam’
Tune Squad Jerseys.
James took to social media on Monday to give fans a sneak peak at the Tune Squad’s new attire for the upcoming movie, ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy.’.
Michael Jordan’s jersey in the original
‘Space Jam’ movie was much different.
Other NBA and WNBA stars to appear
in the next generation of the franchise
include Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard.
Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Diana Taurasi.
Nneka Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike.
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is slated
to hit theaters July 16, 2021
LeBron James
Reveals ‘Space Jam’
Tune Squad Jerseys.
James took to social media on Monday to give fans a sneak peak at the Tune Squad’s new attire for the upcoming movie, ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy.’.
Michael Jordan’s jersey in the original
‘Space Jam’ movie was much different.
Other NBA and WNBA stars to appear
in the next generation of the franchise
include Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard.
Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Diana Taurasi.
Nneka Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike.
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is slated
to hit theaters July 16, 2021
LeBron James
Reveals ‘Space Jam’
Tune Squad Jerseys.
James took to social media on Monday to give fans a sneak peak at the Tune Squad’s new attire for the upcoming movie, ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy.’.
Michael Jordan’s jersey in the original
‘Space Jam’ movie was much different.
Other NBA and WNBA stars to appear
in the next generation of the franchise
include Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard.
Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Diana Taurasi.
Nneka Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike.
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is slated
to hit theaters July 16, 2021
LeBron James
Reveals ‘Space Jam’
Tune Squad Jerseys.
James took to social media on Monday to give fans a sneak peak at the Tune Squad’s new attire for the upcoming movie, ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy.’.
Michael Jordan’s jersey in the original
‘Space Jam’ movie was much different.
Other NBA and WNBA stars to appear
in the next generation of the franchise
include Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard.
Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Diana Taurasi.
Nneka Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike.
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is slated
to hit theaters July 16, 2021
There are times when nostalgia is overblown, when we all love throwback uniforms and remakes of old movies and TV series because they’re something we’re familiar with.
A twelve-second clip revealed James wearing a kit that had teal on one side and the Looney Tunes circles (the ones Porky Pig uses to say “That’s all folks!”) splashed across them. There’s a lot going on here, to be honest:
First look at the new Tune Squad jerseys for Space Jam 2 👀
How did Michael Jordan fare against the Golden State Warriors?
Over the last month, ESPN has provided an in-depth look at the Michael Jordan era Chicago Bulls. “The Last Dance” has chronicled Jordan’s rise from his time at Chapel Hill to the top of the NBA mountain.
The 30 for 30 series has pulled back the curtain on the Bulls’ rivalry with the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks. Jordan’s battles with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal have all been highlighted throughout the documentary.
Like many, the Golden State Warriors struggled against Jordan’s Bulls. The Warriors stamped a 9-17 record against Jordan over his career. For the Warriors — a mix of Latrell Sprewell, Sarunas Marciulionis and the Run TMC trio led the way against Jordan.
In 26 games over his career, Jordan averaged 28.8 points on 50.8% shooting from the field and 41.5% shooting from beyond the arc. The five-time Most Valuable Player added 6.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game for the Bulls.
With the finale of the 10-part series approaching, Warriors Wire looked back into Golden State’s history to find the best performances from Jordan against Golden State.
Bill Murray no quiere que los fans del deporte se olviden que él también fue héroe en Space Jam. A lo largo de estas semanas, el mundo del deporte ha estado pegado a la televisión los domingos en la noche para ver los episodios de The Last Dance , …
Bill Murray no quiere que los fans del deporte se olviden que él también fue héroe en Space Jam.
A lo largo de estas semanas, el mundo del deporte ha estado pegado a la televisión los domingos en la noche para ver los episodios de The Last Dance, el documental sobre Michael Jordan y la dinastía de los Chicago Bulls en los años noventa. La docuserie ha incluido algunos momentos detrás de cámaras de la filmación de Space Jam.
Este miércoles, Bill Murray fue el invitado virtual de Jimmy Kimmel Live! y desde la comodidad de su bañera dijo que “por supuesto” que ha estado viendo The Last Dance.
“De hecho me he visto a mí mismo ahí”, dijo. “¡Ahí! ¡Estoy en el fondo! ¡Justo ahí!… “¡Regrésenle!”
En broma, también explicó que se ha sentido excluido y que no ha recibido el reconocimiento que creía merecer por su papel en la victoria ficticia de la película. Como le dijo a Kimmel:
“La gente olvida que yo participé en la canasta del triunfo. Lo olvidan tan fácilmente. Yo robé el balón. Yo di el pase. Y nada. Ni siquiera me entrevistaron después. Pero fue muy divertido hacerlo”.
Murray también compartió que el cast se mantenía entretenido en los descansos de la filmación. A veces, tenían hasta 45 minutos libres, así que se iban a jugar golf:
“Jugábamos golf aunque fuera una hora, tres o cuatro hoyos con Larry Bird, Michael y yo. Era muy divertido”.
While a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, Murray said, from the comfort of his bathtub, “of course” he’s been watching The Last Dance.
“I’ve actually seen myself,” he said. “‘There! I’m in the background! Right there! … Stop, play that back!'”
But he jokingly explained he also felt slighted and didn’t get the recognition he thought he deserved for his role in the fictional victory in the half-live-action, half-animated movie. Murray continued telling Kimmel:
“People forget that I got the assist on the game-winning basket. So easily forgotten. I stole the ball. I made the pass. I got nothing. I wasn’t even interviewed after. But that was a lot of fun making that.”
Murray also spoke about how the cast would keep themselves occupied in their down time while shooting. He said sometimes they’d have 45 minutes to an hour to kill, so naturally, they’d go golfing.
He continued:
“We would just go play golf for an hour, play three or four holes of golf with Larry Bird and Michael and myself. That was a lot of fun.”
But the biggest takeaway I have from Sunday’s slate of eps is still sticking with me: we need a making-of Space Jam documentary like yesterday.
Specifically, there’s footage from behind the scenes of the “Jordan Dome,” in which some All-Stars and future Hall of Famers — Reggie Miller, Dennis Rodman, Juwan Howard and Patrick Ewing were among them — played with Jordan in between the legend filming the 1996 flick.
And we need even more than we got from the eighth episode of The Last Dance, which was GOLD:
Incredible. Jordan used that time to scout his future opponents!! And apparently, those games were epic. There’s got to be more footage of them, right?
So we need more! And yes, I’m aware we’ve seen articles and stories from that time, like this Los Angeles Times feature with stories from former UCLA star Kris Johnson, or this Slam oral history with quotes like this from Tim Hardaway:
If you were there, you were there to play. You weren’t there to just BS around. There was (expletive) talking up in your face, good defense. It was very, very, very competitive. You didn’t want to lose. It was all about bragging rights… You came with your best. You were there to bust people’s ass and show them, this is the way it’s going to be all season long when I play against you. You wanted to put something in people’s minds. Like, every time I play against you, this is the way it’s going to be.
SERIOUSLY! Get all of these dudes on camera so they can tell these stories in documentary form. We’ve gotten our taste from The Last Dance. We need more Michael Jordan content, and focusing on those epic games — with commentary on the footage about what’s going on — inside the Jordan Dome are the perfect next step.
It looks like Stephen Curry approves of the new “Space Jam 2” logo.
Without basketball on the calendar, news about “Space Jam 2” might be the next best thing.
On Thursday, LeBron James shared a video post on Instagram showing off a new logo for the second part of the classic Looney Tunes film. James sported a dad hat with the new logo planted in the middle of the lid. Adding to the new emblem, the full title of the film, “A New Legacy” was stitched across the bottom.
Take a look at the updated Space Jam logo courtesy of James on Instagram:
Although Stephen Curry is slated to appear in the film, the Golden State Warriors guard chimed in on James’ Instagram post. Curry congratulated the Lakers’ forward commenting “that’s dope” with emojis.
Curry’s teammate Klay Thompson is expected to represent the Golden State Warriors alongside other NBA and WNBA stars in the highly anticipated upcoming basketball sequel.
A ‘Space Jam’ Nike LeBron 17 could be releasing during NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago.
Space Jam 2 is scheduled to hit theaters during the summer of 2021. The direct sequel to the 1996 film, Space Jam, will be directed by Malcolm D. Lee and star LeBron James in the role that Michael Jordan first made famous. In anticipation of this theatrical release, there could be a pair of “Space Jam” Nike LeBron 17 sneakers on the way.
Nike has not yet confirmed the release of the “Space Jam” pack but there are reports indicating that the shoes could be coming soon. According to Sole Collector, the “Monstars” LeBron 17 is expected to release on Feb. 14 followed by the “Toon Squad” LeBron 17 Low arriving on Feb. 15.
According to GOAT’s release calendar, two “Space Jam” Nike LeBron 17s are now expected to release during the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend, which includes a Monstars-inspired colorway along with a “Toon Squad” makeup of the unreleased Lebron 17 Low. As of now, an early look at both pairs have yet to be revealed.
NBA All-Star weekend takes place in Chicago from February 14-16. The last time the All-Star game was in the Windy City was 1988. Jordan offered the home crowd 40 points in the game after staging an epic showdown with Dominique Wilkins during one of the most iconic dunk contests ever.
