Yankees Legend David Wells Posts Awesome Picture With Michael Jordan

Thomas Carannante

David Wells # 33 of the New York Yankees (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Former Yankee David Wells just finished watching ‘The Last Dance’ and loved it.

Just about every sports fan in America was enthralled with “The Last Dance” considering it aired on ESPN while people across the country were glued to their couches during various stay-at-home orders. The 10-part documentary series chronicled Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls on the final run of their second three-peat.

New York Yankees legend David Wells is a bit familiar with winning championships, having captured the 1998 World Series with the Bronx Bombers, which kicked off the franchise’s own three-peat quest that came to fruition in 2000.

Wells just finished watching “The Last Dance” and decided to give everyone a throwback with him and the GOAT to relive the glory days.

Just finished the Last Dance what a series. And to think hanging with the Man himself. pic.twitter.com/Q3jS7HSVS4
— david wells (@BoomerWells33) May 25, 2020

Both of those men were champions in 1998, so it’s fitting they captured this picture 20-something years ago with a couple of stogies. The Yankees and Bulls pretty much ran the ’90s, and this snapshot could very well define the decade in a sense. Additionally, this photo features MJ posed with potentially the athlete least likely to notice whether a late-night pizza was poisoned or not. Sorry, MJ. You need to have a Wells-esque stomach of steel to withstand threats like that.

Wells also had some fun responding to fans on Twitter in regards to the photo. Some loved it, some called him out for it (we’re not sure why), and some had jokes that gave everybody a laugh.

michael jordan: there was no way he can party with me until 5am & then go and throw a no hitter

david wells: that’s when it became personal https://t.co/KhSdjSl2xI
— alex (@steven_lebron) May 25, 2020

Wells responded that he’d win the party-off between him and MJ. Of course. We wouldn’t bet against him.

While the 1998 ALCS MVP doesn’t have nearly as many rings as Jordan, his best individual season came in the same year the Bulls won their final NBA title before disbanding. What an unlikely coincidence that makes this picture even more awesome.

Thomas Carannante

Thomas Carannante is a Content Director for FanSided's network of sports websites, with most of his editorial coverage coming on Yanks Go Yard (for which he co-hosts the Yanks Go Yard podcast) and Dodgers Way. He's been working in a writing/editing capacity with Minute Media since 2016. Before that, he was a freelance writer covering sports, music and media for a number of publications. Thomas is a huge Yankees, Giants and Knicks fan.