In a recent interview on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Scottie Pippen made headlines for going off on several important and legendary NBA figures.
Besides calling Phil Jackson a racist, Scottie moved his sights over to Michael Jeffrey Jordan, who he referred to as “selfish”.
“Yeah It was a big decision, but It was a selfish decision, but it was kind of who Michael Jordan was. That was a guy who believed he can do anything on his own.”
"Yeah It was a big decision, but It was a selfish decision, but it was kind of who Michael Jordan was. That was a guy who believed he can do anything on his own"
–@ScottiePippen on Michael Jordan's decision to leave the #Bulls and pursue a baseball career pic.twitter.com/PoHFAIjqgc
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 28, 2021
Jordan famously left the sport in 1993 for a stint in baseball. MJ’s father had passed away just months earlier, and the Bulls superstar wanted to take some time to honor him.
While there is no way to know Jordan’s true motivations for his first retirement, Scottie apparently regards that whole decision as a selfish one, and also seemingly MJ himself as selfish.
It is true that he left his teammates, the organization, the NBA, and its fans hanging and without the best player in the world. It’s understandable that Scottie would have some butter feelings about it.
Then again, it’s totally within MJ’s right to step away from the game for a bit, especially after experiencing such a traumatic event.
Whatever your opinion on the matter, MJ did eventually return to the Bulls, where he won three more Championships to cement his place in history. While Scottie was. a huge part of that run, it’s becoming quite clear that his off-court relationship with Michael wasn’t exactly shining.
