Finally, Here’s The Dramatic True Story Behind The Legendary Space Jam Game

As sports nerds would know, ESPN’s 30 For 30 documentaries are essential viewing. Since launching in 2009, the series, created by Grantland founder Bill Simmons, has expertly mined the drama out of some of the sport’s world’s most fascinating and under-explored stories. In the past, they’ve covered such emotional topics as Tupac’s murder at a ’96 Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas, the lifelong friendly rivalry between tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, and that time Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller awesomely heckled Knicks fan Spike Lee during the ’94 NBA playoffs.

Well, they’ve just outdone themselves. The network’s latest 30 For 30 features talking heads discussing the dramatic November 17, 1995 match-up between Michael Jordan’s Tune Squad and their intergalactic nemeses, the Monstars.

Yes, it’s about Space Jam.

“I was home watching TV and they break in and say Michael Jordan is teaming up with a bunny and an overweight rooster to take on a group of alien basketball players,” begins reporter Bob Gargano of the Chicago Sun-Times. What follows is a dramatic recounting of that monumental game, with talking heads (including former Lakers forward Kurt Rambis) highlighting the bad refereeing, recalling the tragic fate of Foghorn Leghorn, and shining a spotlight on Bill Murray’s final quarter heroics.

Let us all remember Foghorn Leghorn’s tragic sacrifice [pours out Kentucky bourbon]. Hopefully, the next 30 For 30 is about that time Daniel LaRusso defeated his demons in Okinawa.