Michael Jordan’s ‘The Last Dance’ interviews were at homes in Florida. None were his.
The home where Michael Jordan is interviewed for “The Last Dance,” the ESPN docuseries, looks fitting for a billionaire.
From the floor-to-ceiling windows to the all-white furnishings, the decor only accentuates the NBA legend’s status as a larger than life figure.
But it turns out that’s not even Jordan’s home.
According to Insider, the news and features website, Jordan’s interviews occurred at three houses near his home in Jupiter because the 57-year-old didn’t want to show where he actually lived.
“There are certain aspects of his life that he wants to keep private,” Jason Hehir, “The Last Dance” director, told Insider’s Jason Guerrasio.
His Airness’ real home is a 28,000-square-foot mansion located inside The Bear’s Club, an exclusive community in Jupiter with a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. The multimillion-dollar estate has 11 bedrooms and what Forbes describes as a “lavish athletic complex” complete with a gym and — not surprisingly — a basketball court.
“He just didn’t want people to see all that,” Hehir told Insider. “I respected that so I never pushed back.”
Hehir and his production team went out to find a place that could pass for Jordan’s home.
“I knew what his real house looked like and I knew this is a wealthy guy who has certain tastes, so we wanted something to match that,” Hehir continued.
They ended up renting the first house — the one with the ocean view. The other two homes — the one from the now famous Jordan meme and the one from the lead image — belonged to friends of someone in production, according to Insider.
Said Hehir: “You’d be surprised how quickly people will open their doors when you say, ‘Can Michael Jordan come over and be interviewed at your house?’ ”
This story was originally published May 7, 2020 at 5:16 PM.
