Dennis Rodman is the kind of personality who rarely speaks out on controversial matters. He might be eccentric, but he leans more to the side of being reclusive. However, a few months back, he expressed his thought when asked about Scottie Pippen’s vexation due to Pippen thinking of not getting proper respect in Michael Jordan’s docu-series, The Last Dance. Lately, Pippen has been critical of Jordan and Rodman could be found giving his take on this matter.
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Scottie Pippen was among the few players who received praise from Rodman. Rodman believed Pippen to be the best forward of his time, even claiming better than Larry Bird. Apart from this praise, the Worm seemed to stand beside Pip this time.
Dennis Rodman reflects on the words of Scottie Pippen
It seemed like Pippen was going through a one-sided feud with Jordan after the release of The Last Dance’. Pip also made some comments about him that might seem to go a bit far. He also wrote some intriguing facts about Jordan in his book ‘Unguarded’.
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However, amidst this drama, Rodman stated his views during a Q&A video. The Worm said, “The book, I don?t know what to say about that. I lived with those guys for four years, and I never saw that. But I just think Scottie is so hurt, because he wants to get that recognition with Michael.”?
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He added he played with them for a few years and got to understand that Pippen disliked the fact of Jordan getting $10 million dollar for that documentary. However, he finished up by saying he also didn’t care much about what was happening between them, though stating that Pippen’s book ‘Unguarded’ would sell as the people would be interested in hearing what he said about Jordan in his book. Seemingly, Rodman’s words displayed mixed emotions about the ongoing feud between them.
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Scottie Pippen immensely contributed to the Bulls along with Jordan. The Bulls might have never won against the Pistons if Pippen was not introduced into the squad. Pippen was instrumental in ending the Pistons’ domination on the court. The introduction of Pippen by Phil Jackson actually proved to be beneficial for the Bulls as they further went on to dominate the 90s.
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