The story of Michael Jordan's career has been retold countless times since his final retirement nearly 20 years ago. We know about his unique competitiveness, his rise from getting cut in high school to winning six titles and all the major plot points along the way. 

So the reason "The Last Dance," which ends on Sunday with the final two episodes, has been so interesting is because of all the behind-the-scenes footage we've never seen before, and the lesser-known stories it's brought back to life. With no games, the entire basketball world has turned its attention to Jordan, and the Chicago Bulls, and so many small details about that era are being filled in. 

The latest little nugget of information comes courtesy of legendary writer Jack McCallum. The Hall of Famer was on Zach Lowe's podcast recently, and during a discussion about the Dream Team, McCallum -- who wrote a book about the fabled squad -- told an incredible story about interviewing Scottie Pippen. 

It turns out that referees were asking Pippen if he could get them a pair of Jordan's shoes. And Pippen had an incredible quip about how that showed Jordan's status in the league relative to everyone else. 

"The first person I talked to was Scottie Pippen, it was just kind of coincidentally. I remember saying to Scottie, you know, how little I kind of knew him, even though I was in his presence for 100 stories. Every time I'd go to Chicago, I'd end up doing a Michael story, and sort of the story or Scottie's career was being overshadowed by Michael.

"And sure enough, during the interview, that's what we ended up talking about, and Scottie said -- does anybody have a deeper voice than that guy by the way? Imitating Pippen: 'Well, that's OK, I knew that's what we'd talk about, but that's OK.'

"And I'll tell you Zach, he told me an anecdote the first 20 minutes. I will just never forget this. There's like 10 quotes that stand out for me from doing those interviews, and one of Scottie's was: 'The referees used to ask me if I could get a pair of Michael's shoes. They weren't asking for Joe Dumars' shoes.'"

Incredible. 

This is just another anecdote that shows there will never be another sports figure like Jordan. The winning, the athleticism, the coolness factor; everyone was in awe of him. Even the referees, who were supposed to be completely impartial while calling the game, couldn't help but ask for some memorabilia. 

And then Pippen's little dig at Dumars and the "Bad Boys" Pistons is just fantastic stuff. What a great story.