Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan powered the Bulls to six NBA championships during the 90s. ‘The Last Dance’ featured their final championship win, but according to some, it revolved more around Jordan and that made Scottie Pippen upset. Former Bulls star Charles Oakley feels Pippen was underrated and compares him with LeBron James.

Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan had unreal chemistry on the court for the Bulls. However, they weren’t the best of friends off the court. But that never affected their performance for the Bulls. Pippen was the face of the Bulls during Jordan’s first retirement and led the team from the front.

However, Pippen feels that ‘The Last Dance’ didn’t portray him and other Bulls stars properly. He was upset about this and gave several interviews, calling out Jordan in public.

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Recently, a former teammate of Jordan at the Bulls, Charles Oakley, has shared his thoughts on the matter and compared Pippen with LeBron.

Charles Oakley feels Scottie Pippen was underrated, compares him with LeBron James

Former NBA star Charles Oakley recently appeared in an interview with The Ringer‘s Bill Simmons. During the interview, Oakley talked about the Jordan-Pippen feud and expressed his thoughts about Pippen being underrated in ‘The Last Dance’.

“He (Scottie Pippen) was like a LeBron James but not as offensive-minded as LeBron,” Oakley said.

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Scottie Pippen had an illustrious NBA career. However, ‘The Last Dance’ led to a domino effect, after which Pippen constantly called out Jordan, publicly showing his displeasure over his portrayal in the docu-series. Jordan is yet to comment on this matter.

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During the interview, Oakley also admitted that it is over between Jordan and Pippen now. Indeed, their relationship is beyond repair now. Pippen also launched his memoir ‘Unguarded’, which further criticized Jordan. But with Jordan not saying anything on the matter, Oakley’s words could be true that Jordan will stay silent on this.