Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan are the most notable duo in NBA history for their legendary run with the Chicago Bulls.
Despite their incredible success, Pippen recently made a surprising statement about his relationship with Jordan (via Valuetainment).
Pippen: “Michael is a very difficult person to deal with… Great teammate, but we just never were great friends… I guess the last three championships that we won, we trained together at his house, but other than that, we didn’t really put a lot of time in away from basketball. Most of our time was spent whether we we’re working out or on the practice floor.”
Pippen also added that they never went to dinner together (alone).
Pippen and Jordan were teammates for 11 seasons.
In that span, they won six NBA Championships.
Via StatMuse on February 14, 2020: “Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen
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514-177 (.744) record
117-51 (.696) playoff record
Jordan:
31.5 PTS | 6.4 REB | 5.6 AST | 2.5 STL
Pippen:
17.1 PTS | 6.4 REB | 5.3 AST | 2.0 STL”
Over 17 seasons, Pippen had career averages of 16.1 points, 6.4 points, 5.2 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.3% from the field and 32.6% from the three-point range in 1,178 games.
He also played for the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers (in addition to the Bulls).
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