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Scottie Pippen’s Ex-Wife, Supposedly Dating Michael Jordan’s 31-Year-Old Son, Refused to Call the Bulls Legend the GOAT

Published 09/06/2022, 8:57 AM EDT

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NBA legends Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are one of the best duos ever. The duo has won 6 NBA titles during their time together for the Chicago Bulls. The two were great on both ends of the court. They can score the ball at will and were also great defenders. The duo successfully ran the show for the Bulls. Recently, however, there has been some stain on their friendship. Things started to heat up when Netflix’s “The Last Dance” documentary came out. Pippen that the series was glorifying Jordan’s efforts and did not give enough credit to him and his teammates.

Pippen said, “I was nothing more than a prop. His ‘best teammate of all time’, he called me. He couldn’t have been more condescending if he tried.” He also added that Jordan wanted to prove his greatness to the current generation and that he is still larger than Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

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After winning the sixth title with the Bulls, Pippen signed for the Houston Rockets. He then played for the Portland Trail Blazers before coming back to the Bulls in 2003. He did not win any more rings.

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Scottie Pippen married Larsa in 1997 and has 4 children with her. She became a star of the “Real Housewives of Miami” show. The couple was divorced in 2021. Larsa rejoined the reality series in 2021. A few months back, she talked about her excitement to join the show again and also talked about dating again.

During the show, the host asked who Larsa would choose as the Greatest of All-Time in basketball between Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Larsa said, “I’m going to say, Pippen. I’m gonna throw Scottie in there.”

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Recently, reports came out suggesting that Larsa and Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan went on a double date in Miami. As per reports, Larsa Pippen, 48, and Jordan, 31, were seen hanging out at the downtown Miami restaurant Zuma on Sunday afternoon.

Many fans around the world consider Michael Jordan the GOAT of the game. However, some feel that he wouldn’t have achieved everything if it wasn’t for help from Scottie Pippen especially. Pippen has had some remarkable games over the years. And has helped the team whenever he is asked to. Also, whenever MJ had a bad game, Pippen would come through big time.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He has been playing the game of basketball for more than 20 years now and has also been following the NBA for more than 10 years. After not being able to go pro, this former college player decided to join the IT industry.
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