Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were the dynamic duo of the 1990’s. They have together won six NBA championships. Moreover, they were always known as “the Batman and Robin of NBA”. Pippen’s legacy is very attached to Jordan, according to fans. Pippen, nowadays, begs to differ. During his book launch, he attacked his old teammate over his documentary, ” The Last Dance” and his attitude, in general. While Jordan has never replied to any of the jibes, Pippen still attacks him over their past. It is now no secret what feelings Pippen harbors for Jordan after their years together.
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So, it was no surprise when he picked a player who embarrassed Jordan during an exhibition match in 1986. The context of this is an interview that Pippen recently gave to the French channel, Trash Talk Production. Here, he was asked a question by the interviewer, Basten Fontaneu, about which two-three players were hard to guard when he was with the Chicago Bulls. He said, “I’m gonna say Dominique Wilkins, Adrian Dantley, Magic (Johnson)“.
A twitter account recently resurfaced a short video where Michael Jordan was absolutely left hanging by Wilkins. It was during an exhibition match at St. Louis in 1986. It is a wild video but Wilkins, too, was a world-class player with great handles.
Here’s Dominique Wilkins @DWilkins21 cookin’ Michael Jordan in 1986 at an Exhibition in St.Louis.
If I come up missing you know who did it 😂🐐 (Sorry, Goat)
and He’s wearing Dark Powder Blue 1’s lol pic.twitter.com/z168eebA21
— Chuck Millan | THE Dunk Guy (@TFBChuckTheBoss) April 28, 2022
Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen’s War of Words
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Scottie Pippen has been attacking his fellow Chicago teammate, the great Michael Jordan, for a long time. Imagine being Scottie Pippen and watching ‘The Last Dance’ documentary only to realize Michael Jordan made you a villain in his story.
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He is determined and seems to always be on the offensive against Jordan. Pippen does it during talk shows; he did it in his memoir, but Jordan doesn’t really pay any heed to Pippens remarks. One of the former Bulls players who was right there when it all happened is Charles Oakley. He appeared on ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ to reveal that their relationship is beyond repair.
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The documentary created a friction between them. Scottie’s autobiography also came out last year, and he was nothing but derisive about Jordan. It looks this friendship hasn’t lasted the test of time. As of now, both their egos refuse to bow down to each other.