Scottie Pippen wasn’t among the millions who watched The Last Dance series. The basketball star, in his memoir Unguarded, has said much about it. The 6x NBA champ felt that the series didn’t do justice to him and the other former Bulls players who led the team to championships. After much drama and chaos, the basketball legend made another revelation involving his kids.

Pippen didn’t complete The Last Dance series because his kids didn’t like it. During his latest interview, the Bulls legend declared that he dropped the series after the 6th or 7th episode. He explained that his kids didn’t like the show, which led to him subsequently losing interest in it as well. 

“I didn’t see it…I didn’t want to see it. My kids got turned off on it so it’s kind of turned me off so I didn’t have any interest to watch it anymore,” Pippen said. This was why he couldn’t comment on the last episode, where Jordan gets emotional for the first and only time throughout the series.

In his book, he mentioned that he sat to watch the show with his three boys, who seemingly share a similar opinion as their father. The basketball legend often voiced his issues with the series. He once added that he wasn’t portrayed the right way in the series and even called out for showing him as just a “prop.” 

Pippen’s public admittance of dislike for the series saw him garner both support and criticism. However, he has been vocal about several incidents that he didn’t like. The 6x NBA champ appeared upset over the fact that MJ pointed out the example of 1997 when he demanded a trade. However, another incident was from 1994, when Pippen refused to step on the court after the former head coach had given the game-winning shot chance to Toni Kukoc. 

Scottie Pippen revealed that Michael Jordan apologised

Kukoc went on to successfully hit the shot. Pippen explained that since The Last Dance was focused on the 1997 series, this incident shouldn’t have been shown. He argued further that Michael Jordan wasn’t even on the team at the time. “I felt like the 1.8 seconds should’ve never been in the documentary. Michael Jordan wasn’t a part of that team. He didn’t talk about how he left the team right before training camp,” Pippen said.

And when he confronted MJ about this, Scottie Pippen said that the Chicago Bulls legend had agreed with him and even apologized. “I asked why he had allowed the 1.8 seconds game to make the final cut. He didn’t say much other than to apologize and acknowledge that if it were him, he, too, would be upset. I didn’t press any further. I knew it would do no good,” Pippen revealed.

Last year, Pippen teamed up with Luc Longley and Horace Grant for the No Bull Tour. While it was initially called “Anti-Jordan” by some, the attendees appeared satisfied, claiming the tour only included lesser-known stories of the Bulls’ ’90s run. Building on that, he is also about to launch another documentary that focuses on the 1991 Bulls championship. It seems Pippen has shifted his attention from criticizing The Last Dance series to bringing forth more lesser-known stories of their legacy.