According to director Jason Hehir, the homes that Michael Jordan was interviewed in for the documentary were not actually his. Jordan did not want to film in his own home for privacy reasons, so producers scouted other homes in the Malibu, California area that they felt would fit Jordan's taste and style.
"The Last Dance" is the most-viewed ESPN documentary ever.
Jason Hehir said that Michael Jordan's alleged creative control was merely limited to feedback, such as the suggestion of emphasizing Horace Grant's victory over the Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, and that the director "ran into zero stop signs during the editorial process". Further saying that he was "surprised" that Jordan signed off on certain controversial aspects of the series; especially the seventh episode which documented the latter's hard-driving leadership style and relationship with his teammates.
Dennis Rodman playing pickup games at the Jordan Dome with MJ during the filming of Space Jam sealed the deal of Rodman joining the Bulls.
Jordan allowed the filming with the agreement that the footage would only be used with his direct permission. After many years, and many refusals from Jordan, he agreed in 2016 to a documentary proposal from Mike Tollin