In the summer of 1995, Reitman produced the Warner Bros. film Space Jam, featuring NBA legend Michael Jordan. Jordan was fresh off his NBA comeback and dedicated to returning to the form that had earned him three NBA MVP awards.
“We built a whole gym for him around the Warner Bros. lot because it was the summer that he was coming back to the league,” Reitman said on the set of Draft Day in Cleveland. “So every evening after shooting was done, he’d have this whole very complex workout regimen, after which there was a 90-minute game.“Whoever was good in town — both at a pro level and at a college level — was invited to be part of the game. And it was the greatest basketball you could ever see.
While out in LA,Jordan basically let it be known that any of the NBA guys who were in town should come and play with him.They had unbelievable games all summer long.That meant that when Michael came to training camp he was in incredible shape and incredibly motivated.