Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan Arguably the best duo NBA historylike them Won 6 championships with the Chicago Bulls In the 1990s. However, their relationship has been rocky over the past few years and seems to have completely broken down, and they no longer talk to each other for a variety of reasons.
One of these reasons is obviously romantic relationships Michael Jordan’s son Marcus and Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife Larsa, it seems that both of them are planning to get married. Now, Feud between Jordan and Pippen reportedly affecting NBA organization and influence decisions Los Angeles Lakers.
Scottie Pippen Jr. waived by Lakers
Scottie Pippen Jr., 22, who was recently waived by the Los Angeles Lakers and released on Oct. 16, hinted at the point guard during an episode of the “It Is What It Is” podcast The defender was sacked. The Lakers because of his mother’s relationship with Jordan’s son because they didn’t want anything to do with bad publicity.
Additionally, rapper Cam’ron hinted on the show that maybe Michael Jordan was behind the decision, as he said it only took “one or two phone calls” from Jordan to make it happen.
Nothing to do with Scotty. They don’t need that to disrupt the game. He doesn’t have time. Which team was cut by him? They don’t have time. Jenny Bass and them don’t have time for that crap. All it takes is a phone call. Michael Jordan called Magic Johnson and Magic Johnson called Jeanie Buss to shut it down. Two phone calls… that’s enough.
MJ and Scottie Pippen feud
MJ and Pippen had an on-again, off-again relationship over the years, but the nail in the coffin that put their current feud was the making of the Netflix documentary The Last Dance , as Pippen wrote in his memoir Undefended “What really frustrated Jordan was that he took “all the credit” on himself, didn’t get the most out of his teammates, and undervalued his achievements.
The conflict became more serious when Michael’s son Marcus began dating Pippen’s ex-wife Larsa. He divorced Larsa in December 2021, and her relationship with Marcus Jordan was first reported in mid-to-late 2022.
Pippen Jr. will spend most of the 2022-23 NBA season with the South Bay Lakers, the Lakers G League affiliate. During the season, he briefly played for the Los Angeles Lakers, playing 6 games and averaging 5.3 MPG, 2.3 PPG and 0.333 FG%.