“Rather Us Not Be Together”: Shook by Michael Jordan’s Disapproval, Larsa Pippen Spills the Beans on Family’s Initial Response

Life turned upside down for Marcus Jordan and Larsa Pippen when news broke out that the two are seeing each other. Larsa Pippen’s former husband Scottie Pippen won six NBA titles alongside Marcus Jordan’s dad, the legendary Michael Jordan. The media and fans are unable to overlook this rather interesting relationship dynamic between the couple. Larsa recently opened up about the time she got really worried when Michael Jordan gave his verdict on her relationship with his son.

Larsa Pippen and Scottie Pippen were married to each other for 20 years and have four kids together. She has a history of going out with athletes, having dated Malik Beasley in the past. But she surprised everyone when she confirmed her relationship with Marcus Jordan. She recently opened up about how the opinions of her boyfriend’s family were a source of stress for her.

Larsa Pippen opens up on how Marcus’ family’s opinion bothered her

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan were seen talking about their relationship in their podcast Separation Anxiety. She talked about the time when Michael Jordan‘s verdict came out with all the major publications covering his response. She revealed that she was stressed about what the legendary six-time champion thinks of the relationship.

Larsa said, “I felt like our parents were like not in a bad situation about us. It’s not ideal for Larsa to be with Marcus and Marcus to be with Larsa.” She added, “Our families, in the beginning, would have rather us not be together.”

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Pippen’s ex-wife had previously confessed how her mother often influenced her previous relationships. Finding the right partner can be very hard. Keeping them around can be even harder with so many external factors involved.

What’s next for the star couple?

Larsa made it clear that MJ’s opinion worried her, as their respective family members initially did not consider the relationship ideal. MJ reportedly replied negatively when a member of the press asked him if he approves of his son’s relationship with Larsa. Later, Marcus revealed that MJ clarified to him that he was not against the duo.

Despite all this uncertainty, the duo still seems to be going strong.

Recently, Marcus Jordan gave a massive celebration to his partner Larsa on the occasion of her 49th birthday.

He reportedly took the help of Larsa’s 14-year daughter to plan the enormous surprise. It’s rather brave of the duo of Jordan and Pippen in going strong by the day on their relationship amidst all the ruckus and chaos surrounding them. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the future between the pair.

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