Scottie Pippen Takes A Shot At The Media For Never Voting Him For DPOY: "I Think They Were Too Busy Watching Michael"

Scottie Pippen has been making headlines for a while now, especially with his relationship with Michael Jordan. The 'point-forward' created a terrific duo with Jordan in Chicago, winning six championships together, living incredible moments in Windy City.

As we all know now, Scottie wasn't so happy with the way things were handled back in the day, and Michael's treatment of his teammates. Pippen has taken many shots at his former partner in crime and he's shown no remorse for that. The relationship with MJ is ruined now, and Scottie isn't changing his speech about Jordan.

During a new interview, where he talked about his book and the things he lived during his time in Chicago, Pippen took a shot at the media for never voting for him as the DPOY, saying that they were too busy watching Mike instead of paying attention to Pippen's defensive efforts.

“I think they were too busy watching Michael,” Pippen said, via Brad Sullivan of Ahn Fire Digital.

Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan were two of the best defensive players in the league during their active days. Jordan was incredibly talented when scoring, but he also gave problems to rivals on the other end of the ball. He's one of the few players that have won the MVP and DPOY awards.

Pippen was also great, and he could be a solid scorer while giving hell on defense, but that wasn't as appreciated as he wanted. Many years after he retired from the game, Scottie has decided to break his silence and take shots at the people who helped him become the big legend he is.

There's no doubt he's one of the greatest players of all time, but his recent actions and comments about Jordan, Phil Jackson, and the Bulls have damaged his image.

Comments

Klay Thompson to sit out Warriors preseason games in Japan as Kerr says he needs more time to ramp-up

Klay Thompson may have returned healthy to the Golden State Warriors last season, but the scars from his two missed seasons are still quite visible. The Warriors played their first of two preseason games against the Washington Wizards on Friday and will play another on Sunday, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that Thompson will not be playing at all during the trip to Japan. "Just feel more comfortable giving him a little more of a ramp up," Kerr said before Friday's victory over Washington. "He's just not quite ready to play at this point just based on where, you know, we're so early in camp. We just want to be safe and make sure he gets a good ramp-up before he plays in games." Typically, so little time to ramp up wouldn't be a problem for a veteran in a preseason context. The games tend to be so low-impact and demand so few minutes out of a team's best players that they can safely jog through them. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green played 1...

Shaquille O'Neal says Dennis Rodman was his worst teammate: 'He was a great player, but he made it hard'

Shaquille O'Neal played for six franchises over a 20-year NBA career. That's a lot of teammates. Speaking on The Big Podcast with Shaq, the four-time champion and Hall of Famer revealed which one of those teammates was the worst. "Worst teammate? Dennis Rodman," O'Neal said. "He was a great player, but he made it hard. Like when you try to corral the guys together and the people above you [are] letting this one guy do whatever he wants. So we had to be there an hour before the game. He'd come in fifteen minutes before the game eating chicken and rice. While the coaches are talking, he would jump in the shower. Cold shower. Come and give you 15-20 rebounds." O'Neal played with some characters in his time. We know about his beef with Kobe Bryant, who we know wasn't always the easiest teammate to get along with, though Shaq has long expressed regret over the way he and Bryant handled their relationship as young superstars, and eventually, he ...

LeBron James says he has 'no relationship' with Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It's not a matter of if LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the No. 1 spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list, it's when. James sits just 1,326 points away from passing the Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend, a milestone that should happen at some point this season given James is still performing at peak levels and is coming off a year in which he averaged over 30 points a night. If he averages around the same amount of points as he did a season ago for the Lakers, James could break the record somewhere in the middle of the season, assuming he stays healthy. It's a highly anticipated moment heading into the season, but in regards to LeBron's thoughts about and his relationship with Abdul-Jabbar, he didn't have much to say on the matter. Following the Lakers first preseason game Monday night, a reporter asked James what his thoughts were on the Lakers legend and if the two had any relationship, to which LeBron gave a very short answer. "No...

Crossover World

Search This Blog