Pippen Ain't Easy
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Former Chicago Bulls players as “Fast & Furious” characters

By Luke Askew

Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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18 Mar 1997: Forward Scottie Pippen (right) of the Chicago Bulls and guard Gary Payton of the Seattle Supersonics stand during a break in the game at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won the game 89 – 87. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dani
18 Mar 1997: Forward Scottie Pippen (right) of the Chicago Bulls and guard Gary Payton of the Seattle Supersonics stand during a break in the game at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won the game 89 – 87. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dani /

Scottie Pippen = Brian O’Conner

Every alpha needs a right-hand man. Whether that’s in a street-racing heist crew or a basketball team. Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen, and Dominic Toretto had Brian O’Conner.

Both Pippen and O’Conner were extremely overqualified to be right-hand men. On most teams or in most movies, they’d be dominant alphas. But that’s the magic of the old Bulls and the “Fast & Furious” movies. When your second guy is as good as Pippen or O’Conner, you know you have a special product in front of you.

The biggest test a second-fiddle will ever face is when they’re forced to perform while the top dog is taking a break. For Pippen, this was the case when Jordan temporarily retired in the mid-’90s to play baseball. For O’Conner, this was the case in “2 Fast 2 Furious,” the second movie of the franchise and the first that didn’t feature Vin Diesel in a primary role. And guess what! Both Pippen and O’Conner thrived in their limited time as the main dudes. They’re both true superstars.

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