The Last Dance director reveals the one Michael Jordan scene he wishes he didn't cut from the show but was forced to

The Last Dance, the Netflix documentary covering Michael Jordan's career, was a huge success upon its release in 2020. But director Jason Hehir says there is one scene he wishes he hadn't cut from the 10-part series.

Made up of revealing one-to-one interviews with Jordan and several key figures from his career, The Last Dance shed new light on the life and legacy of arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.

With never-before-seen footage of Jordan and his Chicago Bulls teammates in the locker room, on the practice court and behind the scenes of pivotal NBA games, the documentary painted a comprehensive picture of one of the greatest-ever sporting careers.

But Hehir says there was one anecdote provided by Roy Williams, one of Jordan's former coaches at the University of North Carolina, that he wishes hadn't ended up on the cutting-room floor.

The story relates to Jordan's late father, James Jordan, who - as The Last Dance covers - was murdered in 1993.

"You know who was gold was Roy Williams," Hehir said on the 'Will Caine Show' of the former coach who served as second-in-command to the legendary Dean Smith for the UNC Tar Heels.

"When you asked who was the most fun to interview, he’s right up there. Because he’s right out of central casting with that southern accent and this kind of avuncular old college coach.

"He was the guy who recruited Michael to UNC, so he knew the Jordan family really well, he knew the parents really well. And in the course of Michael’s recruitment to UNC, Michael’s dad built him a wood-burning stove with his bare hands.

"Roy told the story of how Mr. Jordan shows up with this wood stove on a truck. Out of nowhere, rings his doorbell. And this is in the process of Michael being recruited.

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"It’s one thing for a coach to be giving you something, but for the recruit to be giving a coach something, that’s just how generous a guy James was, and how much he appreciated how kind Roy Williams was.

"And Roy was a part-time coach at that point, I think he was earning like $8,000 a year to be a coach at UNC."

Years later, when Williams was selling his house, a potential buyer asked whether the wood burner was a Fishers brand.

“No," Williams replied.

"That’s a Jordan.”