Original Space Jam Director Rips Into LeBron James And A New Legacy

The director also has some structural issues with the film. He feels that the supporting NBA cast of the original, including Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, and even Bill Murray, had more to do in the original Space Jam and that the equivalent supporting players in A New Legacy are largely afterthoughts. He also reportedly feels that the plot of the original movie was better because it was tied to Michael Jordan’s actual life and his return to basketball following an attempt to find success in Major League Baseball, where the sequel doesn’t have that same connection to LeBron.