Scottie Pippen Recalls Uncomfortable Match: “Michael Jordan Is Holding the Ball Too Long, Destroying the Action.”

Published 12/03/2021, 6:30 AM EST

Since the release of the documentary series “The Last Dance”, Scottie Pippen has been all over Michael Jordan. During the promotion of his book, “Unguarded”, he mentions several incidents that have caused him to question Jordan’s loyalty to the team and to his teammates.

According to Pippen, the documentary is about Jordan building the Bulls’ dynasty while forgetting about his teammates’ efforts.

However, in recent reports, Pippen was found talking about Jordan’s decision to not be accountable to the team in his book “Unguarded” with respect to the 1992 NBA Finals.

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The prologue to the recent book “Unguarded” contains an instance from the 1992 NBA Finals in which Pippen describes Jordan’s behavior in the match. On page XVII, he wrote the following:

“Heading into the fourth quarter, the Blazers were ahead by 15 points. Jerome Kersey, their small forward, and Terry Porter, their point guard, were playing extremely well. Michael, meanwhile, was trying to do too much and it was backfiring. “You have to get him out of there,” Tex Winter, one of our assistant coaches, pleaded to Phil. “He’s holding the ball too long, destroying the action.“

Pippen: Bulls won in spite of MJ getting on guys

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On November 9th, Scottie Pippen’s published his autobiography, “Unguarded”. In the book, he makes some claims about Michael Jordan and his tenure at the Chicago Bulls.

“He couldn’t have been more condescending if he tried,” Pippen wrote of Jordan’s role in ‘The Last Dance,’ adding, “Now here I was, in my mid-fifties, seventeen years since my final game, watching us being demeaned once again. Living through it the first time was insulting enough.”

The idea of Pippen going after Jordan is not new after the release of the documentary. From the release, you can see there is some tension between them. Tell us what you think of this ongoing conversation.

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Anshika Rai is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication. Anshika has been following NBA for many years now.

Scottie Pippen Recalls Uncomfortable Match: “Michael Jordan Is Holding the Ball Too Long, Destroying the Action.”

Pippen: Bulls won in spite of MJ getting on guys

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