Latest Shocking Entertainment News: Scottie Pippen: Michael Jordan Was a ‘Horrible Player’ Before the Bulls
From teammates to rivals. Despite Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan playing on the Chicago Bulls together for many years, their once-tight bond has since deteriorated.
“They glorified Michael Jordan while not giving nearly enough praise to me and my proud teammates,” Pippen wrote in his November 2021 Unguarded memoir, alleging Jordan’s The Last Dance docuseries didn’t feature enough of their teammates. “Michael deserved a large portion of the blame. The producers had granted him editorial control of the final product. The doc couldn’t have been released otherwise. He was the leading man and the director.”
Jordan, for his part, had shared his NBA experience with the Bulls during their 1997 season in the Netflix documentary, which premiered in April 2020. In the footage, the businessman revisited the Chicago-based team’s basketball dynasty.
“I think it was [a] genuine time even though we were competing and we were learning about each other and we were pushing each other, those are still genuine times,” Jordan previously told ABC’s Australian Today in August 2021 of his former teammates, noting he felt “sad” when it ended. “And you don’t share those with too many people.”
While Jordan revisited his basketball career and rise to stardom in the Last Dance, Pippen was notably upset that his contributions to the Bulls’ success were seemingly excluded from the documentary.
“I don’t think it was that accurate in terms of really defining what was accomplished in one of the greatest eras of basketball, but also by two of the greatest players — and one could even put that aside and say the greatest team of all time,” the Arkansas native told U.K.’s The Guardian in December 2020. “I didn’t think those things stood out in the documentary. I thought it was more about Michael trying to uplift himself and to be glorified. I think it also backfired to some degree in that people got a chance to see what kind of personality Michael had.”
Pippen even claimed that he told his former teammate that he “wasn’t too pleased” with the series. “He accepted it,” he added at the time. “He said, ‘Hey, you’re right.’ That was pretty much it.”
In his personal life, Pippen was married to Larsa Pippen (née Younan) for nearly two decades before their divorce was finalized in December 2021. Nearly one year later, Us Weekly confirmed that the Real Housewives of Miami star was seeing Jordan’s son Marcus Jordan.
“Marcus and Larsa are dating and have been spending more time together in recent weeks,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2022, after the Larsa Marie designer was spotted cuddling with her new beau. “They are trying to keep it on the down low because of the rift between Scottie and Michael.”
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Scroll below for a complete breakdown of Scottie and Michael’s relationship history amid Larsa and Marcus’ newfound romance:
Scottie and Michael were both members of the Bulls in the 1980s and the 1990s, helping the team clinch six NBA championships. “That relationship, we established that we felt like that in the late 80s, playing against the Pistons, just starting to grow and mature and have each other’s backs,” Scottie told the Guardian in 2020. “We grew up together and we defended each other. That respect we had on the court, that competitiveness we took through to the top – it was special. That was the respect we had for each other, because we had to be on the court to do what we did. We had to be dominant.” Susan Ragan/AP/Shutterstock
Michael and his Jump23 production company joined ESPN films and Netflix to highlight his lengthy athletic career and the Bulls’ basketball dynasty. The 10-episode docuseries, which premiered in April 2020, featured never-before-seen game tape as well as interviews with the likes of Michael, Scottie, Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman and Magic Johnson. Elise Amendola/AP/Shutterstock
Their brotherhood took a hit in 2020 after Scottie criticized the docuseries’ finished product for glossing over most of their teammates' involvement in the basketball legacy. “I had expected much more. When I was first told about it over a year earlier, I couldn’t wait to tune in, knowing it would feature rare footage,” Scottie wrote in his Unguarded memoir, noting he thought the project heavily focused on solely Michael’s experience on the team. Michael, for his part, did not publicly address his former teammate’s complaints at the time. Carlos Tischler/Shutterstock
Scottie and Larsa tied the knot in 1997 before welcoming sons Scotty Jr. in 2000, Preston in 2002 and Justin in 2005 and daughter Sophia in 2008. After nearly two decades together, the pair split in 2018 before briefly reconciling. The reality TV star filed for divorce for a second time in November 2018, which was finalized in December 2021. “I feel like it was three years. I was like, ‘Is it ever gonna be over?’ It’s the longest divorce in history,” Larsa previously told Us in January 2022 of their divorce proceedings. “I’m kind of glad that like, you know, we are where we are today. The divorce is over, we’re still in a great place and our kids are older too.” She added: “I wish my kids would have had, you know, a mom and dad in the same home. I felt guilty because I just, you know, I grew up with my mom and dad. I wanted my kids to grow up like that, but as far as our relationship, it couldn’t be better than it is right now. To be honest with you, we’re like, in such a great place. We love each other. We’re always gonna support each other. … I’m really proud of Scottie and I and how we’ve navigated through this divorce and through, you know, obstacles.” MOVI Inc./MEGA
The Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse founder is a proud father of five. He shares Marcus (born 1990), Jeffrey (born 1988) and Jasmine (born 1992) with ex-wife Juanita Vanoy. Michael and his wife, Yvette Prieto, welcomed twin daughters Victoria and Ysabel in February 2014. Marcus, for his part, followed in his father's footsteps and played basketball in college before switching gears to launch the Trophy Room online boutique to sell athletic merchandise. Robb Cohen/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Larsa and Marcus were spotted looking “very cuddled up” during an intimate dinner at Catch Steak in NYC in September 2022. “They are definitely an item. As the night progressed, it was obvious to everyone in the restaurant that she was really into him,” an eyewitness exclusively told Us at the time. “She was hugging and kissing him, and she was practically sitting on his lap by the end of the dinner. It became a bit of a spectacle to onlookers as it was quite distracting.”
by Miranda Siwak
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