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NBA 75: At No. 32, Scottie Pippen’s journey to becoming one of the NBA’s best all-around players wasn’t easy

On Oct. 28, 1993, Scottie Pippen took what was his. “Michael, I love you, but I’m glad to see you go,” he said with a laugh, according to former Bulls beat writer Melissa Isaacson’s book on the post-Jordan Bulls, “Transition Game.” During the 1993-94 season, with Jordan trying to solve the mysteries of baseball’s slider in the Southern League, Pippen earned his locker, taking the Bulls to the brink of the NBA Finals, finishing third in MVP voting and winning the All-Star Game MVP. “Those are the longest arms I’ve ever seen,” McKinney told David Halberstam for his book, “Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan & The World He Made.” Pippen’s star rose once people got a look at him, and the Bulls worked out a trade with the Seattle SuperSonics to get him with the fifth pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA Draft. But so is “Who is Michael Jordan without Scottie Pippen?” You can’t tell Pippen’s story without bringing in Jordan, an immutable fact proven by Pippen himself in his book, which seems to exist only to argue that he was as good as Jordan, if not better. “It was my first year playing without Michael Jordan, why wouldn’t I be taking that last shot?” Pippen told GQ.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA legend Scottie Pippen makes shock career move

Daily Mail

NBA legend Scottie Pippen may be best known for his six championship titles with the Chicago Bulls but since bringing an end to his glittering life on the court, he has taken his career in a whole new direction off it. NBA legend Scottie Pippen is set to launch in own clothing line in the summer of 2025 Sophia shared …

1 year, 2 months ago

NBA legends Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen skip Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor gala as long-standing feud continues

Hindustan Times

It didn't go as planned for the Chicago Bulls as their inaugural Ring of Honor ceremony was without their two best players in basketball history. The Chicago Bulls players, from left, Dennis Rodman, left, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, hoist three of the team's NBA Championship trophies during a celebration in Chicago's Grant Park on June 16, 1997. Jordan and …

$The Last Dance fallout! From teammates to frenemies - The fractured friendship of Pippen and Jordan revealed$

1 year, 9 months ago

The Last Dance fallout! From teammates to frenemies - The fractured friendship of Pippen and Jordan revealed

Hindustan Times

Once upon a time, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan were not only teammates but also close friends. "The Last Dance" Controversy: Pippen's Dissatisfaction In 2020, ESPN released the highly acclaimed docuseries "The Last Dance," which chronicled Michael Jordan's remarkable career. However, Jordan, in his own reflection during "The Last Dance," credited Pippen as his greatest teammate, acknowledging that their success …

1 year, 9 months ago

Scottie Pippen BETRAYED Michael Jordan with 'horrible player' remarks, claims Stephen A. Smith

Daily Mail

Stephen A. Smith has slammed Scottie Pippen for his remarks about his old teammate Michael Jordan being a 'horrible player' before he joined him at Chicago Bulls. And Smith delved deeper into what the causes of what he called 'envy and bitterness' - such as how Pippen's ex-wife Larsa, 48, is dating Jordan's 32-year-old son Marcus. Stephen A. Smith has …

1 year, 9 months ago

Scottie Pippen calls Michael Jordan a 'Horrible Player' in a controversial podcast interview

Hindustan Times

Tensions rise as the stars of the legendary Chicago Bulls dynasty, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, find themselves at odds. FILE PHOTO: U.S. basketball player Michael Jordan flashes a victory sign as he stands with team mates Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen and Clyde Drexler, nicknamed the "Dream Team" after winning the Olympic gold in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 1992. …

1 year, 9 months ago

Michael Jordan's and Scottie Pippen's relationship hits a new low amid romance between Marcus, Larsa

Daily Mail

Once close friends and teammates, Jordan and Pippen are now in a bitter feud Although he once considered Michael Jordan to be basketball's 'greatest' player, Scottie Pippen's opinion of his celebrated former teammate has changed considerably. Their relationship became strained following the release of ESPN's 2020 docuseries about the 1997-98 Bulls, The Last Dance, and things only got worse when …

1 year, 9 months ago

Scottie Pippen says Michael Jordan was a 'HORRIBLE player' before he arrived at the Bulls

Daily Mail

Scottie Pippen has discredited Michael Jordan's standing in the NBA, labeling him a 'horrible player' prior to the Jordan-Pippen era, which produced six championships for the Chicago Bulls franchise. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were teammates at the Bulls during the 1980s and 1990s #Bulls Scottie Pippen: “LeBron James will be the greatest statistical to ever play the game of …

1 year, 11 months ago

Larsa Pippen, 48, shows off her figure in a string bikini in Miami

Daily Mail

Larsa Pippen showed off her stunning figure on social media this weekend. Time off: The pinup was with Michael Jordan's 32-year-old son Marcus Jordan, whom she may reportedly wed one day Her love: She shared a photo of him in a black shirt with a diamond chain necklace as he lazed about under a palm tree ' always had sex …

3 years, 4 months ago

Review: Scottie Pippen authors his own ‘Last Dance’ story

Associated Press

“Unguarded,” by Scottie Pippen with Michael Arkush Scottie Pippen would like you to know that Michael Jordan and the rest of his teammates on the Chicago Bulls don’t win six NBA titles in the ‘90s without him. The seven-time All-Star, two-time Olympic champion and recently minted member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team waited decades to write a memoir, but …

3 years, 4 months ago

Scottie Pippen has a new book — and yes, Michael Jordan is a main character: Dollars and sense

New York Times

Dollars and sense is a column about Chicago sports business and media Scottie Pippen’s memoir “Unguarded” comes out Nov. 9, giving Bulls fans plenty of time for holiday shopping. I breezed through a preview edition of Pippen’s book, which is best described as a rebuttal to “The Last Dance,” the nostalgia docuseries that was also, to Pippen’s chagrin, a Michael …

4 years, 9 months ago

Former NBA star Kendrick Perkins slams Michael Jordan for revealing TOO MUCH in 'The Last Dance'

Daily Mail

Michael Jordan's shocking admissions about the drugs and debauchery surrounding the Chicago Bulls during his early days in the NBA 'broke every code imaginable' and hurt his former team-mates, who helped the team to achieve extraordinary success, according to former NBA star Kendrick Perkins. Netflix series 'The Last Dance', following Jordan's rise to becoming the greatest basketball player of all …

4 years, 9 months ago

How close are Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan after The Last Dance?

Daily Mail

As far as Michael Jordan is concerned, it's very simple. There appears to be a split between Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan after The Last Dance The pair played together for the Chicago Bulls and were tremendously successful together Jordan embracing Pippen while watching a Chicago Bulls game together in 2011 Jordan was frequently complimentary about Pippen in the documentary: …

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