Four years have passed since the release of “The Last Dance,” the definitive documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty. While the series celebrated the team’s iconic six championships, it also reignited old rivalries and exposed deep-seated grudges. One to emerge was the ever-so-spoken-about MJ’s rival and Detroit Pistons star, Isiah Thomas. What he thought was buried, wasn’t the actuality as the documentary narrated. So years in, seems like Thomas is getting ready to present his narrative. 

One of the users on X tweeted about Isiah Thomas never making it to an All-NBA team past 26 years of age, yet, he made it to three finals and had won two titles. With the tweet, came the 12x All-Star’s reply and a major announcement along. “I will address this in my Documentary; the timing is fascinating indeed,” he penned. 

Seems like Thomas is in the process of making his case after all the narratives his Bad Boy era and feud with Michael Jordan brought along.

The former shooting guard made it to the All-NBA First Team three consecutive times in the years 1984, 1985, and 1986, — the latter being the last year. He then made it to the finals in 1988, 1989, and 1990, while clinching two of the only three championship titles for the Detroit Pistons. And all these years, Thomas was in a feud with Michael Jordan which would overshadow the feats as the years went by. Though the Pistons icon claims their relationship had improved in the days following retirement, it was to see a rift with his portrayal on The Last Dance. 

The documentary painted a vivid picture of how intense the rivalry was between the Detroit Pistons and the Bulls. But for Thomas in particular, the point guard was repeatedly derailed by MJ, portrayed to be an antagonist throughout.

The Bulls legend remarks that no one on the Dream Team wanted to play with Thomas, he is singled out for his lack of sportsmanship, particularly after he refused to shake hands with Jordan following the Pistons’ 1991 NBA Finals victory, and at one point, MJ even calls him an a–hole. 

To refute it all and present his view of things, Thomas previously confirmed his documentary in May.

Isiah Thomas’ realization after watching the “Last Dance” documentary

The former Detroit Pistons point guard had revealed in an interview last year that he was unaware of the extent of his rivalry with Michael Jordan until he watched the documentary series “The Last Dance.” 

During the ForbesBLK Summit in Atlanta, Thomas had admitted that he had always viewed his relationship with Jordan as simply a competitive rivalry. According to CBS, Thomas says they were “even at dinner a couple times and he was always pleasant. Always good to my kids.” So he never considered their on court battles to be personal. Thus, the former point guard had stated that if any time MJ wanted to have an honest conversation with him, he was up for it.

But he also demanded a public apology, and no, there was no follow up on that. This only led the Pistons star to stay staunch on the feud and declare he wasn’t going to let it off until there was a response. Nonetheless, while what he wishes may seem unlikely, Thomas isn’t at least letting go of the opportunity to right all the wrongs presented against him.