A former superstar for the Chicago Bulls and Hall-of-Fame forward Scottie Pippen was not able to stay out of the headlines of late. And it feels like a lot of that was on purpose. Pippen gave a round of explosive interviews within the past couple of weeks, namely with GQ online and the “Dan Patrick Show”. In those polarizing interviews, Pippen called out numerous big names around the basketball world.
Some specific big names that Pippen called out in these recent interviews, for various reasons, included Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, and Kevin Durant, among others. This isn’t usually something you get from a player like Pippen when he gets back in the thick of the media spotlight, but it is worth looking back on what actually took place with some of his teammates and coaches during his storied career.
Scottie Pippen taking to the media spotlight in his post-Chicago Bulls days
Pippen was the fifth overall pick of the Bulls in the first round out of the 1987 NBA Draft out of Central Arkansas. It only took Scottie a few years to become one of the faces of the Bulls franchise alongside the all-time great shooting guard MJ. Soon it was Jordan, Pippen, and big man Horace Grant that formed a true big three for the Bulls.
During his more than 10 year-long run with the Bulls, Pippen became a legend. He’s also one of the best forward defenders in NBA history. He registered seven All-Star nods in his career, 10 All-Defensive Team selections, six NBA Championships, and one All-Star Game MVP. All of his titles and All-Star selections came with the Bulls.
But according to some of Pippen’s recent comments, not all was great for him during his playing days in the NBA. Here’s a look into three of Pippen’s least favorite teammates of his career.