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“He Should Think of Her Like a Niece”: Shaquille O’Neal Forced to Hide His Face After Uncomfortable Take On Michael Jordan’s Son Marcus Dating Larsa Pippen

Published 11/29/2022, 6:30 AM EST

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Frequent spottings of Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife Larsa Pippen and Michael Jordan’s son Marcus Jordan have fed the rumor mills. People can’t stop talking about it. The newest addition to this club was the panel of The Big Podcast. Shaquille O’Neal, Nischelle Turner, and Spice Adams discussed the alleged romance.

In the latest episode, Turner confirmed that the couple was actually dating. Adams kept laughing. Shaq, however, was too hilariously silent about it. But he did hide his face underneath a piece of paper to reveal his actual emotions.

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Turner addressed Jalen Rose’s comments about the couple. Rose said that Larsa should have looked at Marcus Jordan as her nephew. All this while, Shaq covered his face out of embarrassment.

Nischelle was curious if people would bring in the 17-year age gap if roles were reversed. She wanted to know if the world would have paraphrased Jalen Rose and said, “He should think of her like a niece.

Shaquille O’Neal hilariously responds

Nischelle Turner also wondered if the flak was because of the bad blood between Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. But she was visibly exhausted with all the questions. Shaquille O’Neal, always a flair for humor, bought a piece of paper over to the mike and kept making white noise deliberately. He repeated how “it just looks bad.”

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Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan haven’t publicly announced their relationship. Larsa commented via ‘The Shade Room’ that she had never known Marcus before or his family. “I just met him 3 years ago.

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Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan were two powerhouses of talents and led the Chicago Bulls to consistent victories. Teammates turned rivals after the infamous docu-series that chose to put the spotlight on Jordan.

Larsa was married to Scottie in 1997. They divorced in 2018, and share four children together. She chose to have the last name irrespective of their broken marriage.

When Larsa was asked about her dating life, she answered she was hanging out with her “friend” and “just dating.”

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Rekha Joly

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Rekha Joly is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. She earned a triple major in English, Journalism, and Psychology from St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.
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