"Michael and I aren't close and have never been" - Scottie Pippen explained why his relationship with Michael Jordan was all ...

"Scottie is such an unselfish player; he's the greatest all-around player in the NBA right now," Jackson once said. "He's ...

However, according to Pippen, he and Jordan were never close friends. “Michael and I aren’t close and never have been,” Scottie Pippen wrote in his book.

Scottie was the white, Michael was the black. There were times people would complain that Jordan wouldn't pass. Then he'd finally pass it, and if the guy didn't shoot, Michael would go off.

Kukoc knew Jordan, Pippen, and Jackson were right about his defense: He had to improve, and get much stronger to guard power forwards -- something he had never done -- who outweighed him by 30 or ...

NBA legend Michael Jordan believes whenever people talk about him, they should also speak about Scottie Pippen. Jordan and Pippen guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the ’90s.

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Pippen, like Jordan, left the Bulls after the 1998 season. He ended up playing for the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trailblazers before returning to the Bulls for his final season in 2003-04.