NBA players are very passionate when it comes to their gameplay and their achievements. They are extremely competitive when it comes to basketball. They can go to any lengths just to win a game. This competitiveness and passion also bring out aggression in them to strive to be better players. Current players and ex-players get so aggressive and competitive over their playing days that they sometimes get into verbal fights. A similar thing happened when Shaquille O’Neal and Scottie Pippen faced off-verbally.

They got into an ugly fight over what may seem a simple issue; however, meant a lot to both of them. Continue reading to know what made Pippen face Shaq more than a couple of decades after their last face-off.

Shaquille O’Neal fires shots at Scottie Pippen

What happened was, that Shaq tried to mock the 98′ Chicago Bulls or maybe the Bulls franchise as a whole. Shaq was engaging with his followers when things started heating up. In a game of what ifs with his followers, a fan asked him whom he thinks would win in an all-time Los Angeles Lakers vs all-time Chicago Bulls matchup.

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To this, he responded that it was an easy choice for him and that the Lakers would beat the Bulls by more than 50 points. This immediately angered not just the Bulls clan but also Bulls legend Scottie Pippen.

To the disrespect received to the franchise, Pippen immediately responded, saying that he thinks Shaq is living in hypotheticals and that he and the Bulls have six championships which are double the number of championships Shaq had with the Lakers.

Hearing this, Shaq wouldn’t stay quiet and fired back a shot right away, saying, ?Sorry?@scottiepippen I don?t believe in hypotheticals either, but I seen most of those final you did ok, but this guy did most the work.” To this, he attached a picture of Michael Jordan. Furthermore, he added to the same post, ?#youwereok Steve Kerr and Ron Harper deserve more credit than you, remember I WAS BATMAN YOU WAS ROBIN, I was PUFFY YOU WAS MASE.”

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