Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan formed one of the best duos in NBA history. Playing for the Chicago Bulls, the two led their team to the highest of glories. Moreover, they had a good relationship off the court until recently.

Interestingly enough, Jordan played a gambling game with Pippen once, which did not turn out well for an NBA veteran. Stars from the Bulls franchise and Charles Oakley attended the card game party in 2006. Oakley invited former Chicago Bulls star, Tim Thomas, to the party.

When he wanted to join the action, he got a brutal reality check. Jordan, Pippen, and the other guys made it clear that Thomas will not continue in Chicago. Moreover, they were discussing the future of the franchise and Thomas was not a part of their plans.

Talking about the incident, Thomas recounted the night in detail. He said, “MJ was hosting a card game, so I went over there and all of the guys just told me: ‘Hey man, you’re not going to play here.'”

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Tim added, “I was about to be a free agent, so I wanted to showcase myself to get another contract. They got me just so that they could get me off of the books at the end of the year.”

Interestingly enough, Thomas left the Chicago Bulls and joined the Phoenix Suns just as Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan wanted.

How good were Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen?

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were two of the most important players in the Bulls franchise, as the aforementioned story points out.

The two complemented each other perfectly as the duo handled both the offense and defense of the Bulls. Interestingly enough, Pippen was as important to Jordan as Jordan was to him. MJ failed to win a championship before the arrival of Scottie.

Playing with Scottie, Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists in 691 games. On the other hand, Pippen averaged 17.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in the same number of games with MJ.

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