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“He Became A Man And I Matured As A Man”: Scottie Pippen, Who Called Michael Jordan “Condescending”, Got Real on His Relationship With Dennis Rodman

Published 09/06/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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Dennis Rodman is a person who is hard to be understood. Many often misunderstand him, which is why having a real connection with him becomes difficult. Many of the players have spoken about it before, but some of his teammates still talk about it. However, his decisions in living his life and choosing a different lifestyle are his personal choices. In fact, he likes being the way he is.

He’s made it clear that he wants live his life in his own unique way and doesn’t care about other people’s opinions about him. Of the people who understand him as a person is the Hall of Famer and his former teammate Scottie Pippen. Scottie recently opened up about his relationship with Dennis.

Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen’s relationship

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About a year ago, Scottie Pippen was called for an interview with GQ Sports. They spoke a lot about Scottie’s career, his recent life and the famous Docuseries- “The Last Dance.” While talking about all this, a question was posed to the Chicago Bulls legend.

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It asked about his relationship with his former teammate, Dennis Rodman. To this, Scottie got real about his relationship with him. To the question, Scottie replied, saying that he still hangs out with Dennis and still enjoys with him. Moreover, he added that their camaraderie grew stronger when they met again. Notably, Scottie says that “he became a man, and I matured as a man.” talking about him.

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Scottie Pippen has spoken about his teammates before as well. He had a good relationship with them while they played together, however that might have changed now. Although he says that he a good relationship with Dennis, the same is not the case with Michael Jordan. Scottie Pippen has often been vocal while criticizing the docuseries ‘The Last dance’ and has also said that MJ was ‘condescending’ in that series. He also has been seeing saying that Michael didn’t give his teammates enough credit.

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WATCH THIS STORY: How Dennis Rodman inspired children by writing a book for them.

Nevertheless, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman have a rich history fighting in the trenches together. Therefore, it’s not surprising that Pippen still thinks of the seven-time NBA rebounding champion as a brother.

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