Pippen: Jordan Feud

Scottie Pippen has revealed that he and Michael Jordan were never friends, on or off the court, and haven't spoken since 2020. The two basketball legends played 691 regular-season games together and won six championships, but according to Pippen, their relationship was limited to their time on the court.

Pippen made the comments in an interview on the PBD Podcast, where he discussed the end of their partnership and his feelings about Jordan's documentary series 'The Last Dance'. Pippen felt that the documentary was one-sided and focused too much on Jordan, which led to the end of their relationship. He also stated that he and Jordan never golfed together or had a one-on-one dinner in Chicago during their time with the Bulls.

The tension between Pippen and Jordan reportedly began when 'The Last Dance' aired in April 2020. Pippen felt that the documentary, which had Jordan's final editorial control, shortchanged the rest of the team and made him feel hurt. He expressed his feelings about the documentary in his 2021 memoir, 'Unguarded', where he admitted that he wasn't an innocent party throughout his career but blamed Jordan's creative control for making the documentary one-sided.

Pippen also described Jordan as a 'very difficult person to deal with' and stated that his success as a team is more successful than LeBron James', saying 'I got six rings.' However, a parody account on X posted a fake quote from Pippen, which was widely shared and sparked a debate about his legacy and comparison to LeBron James.

## Context The revelation about Pippen and Jordan's relationship comes as LeBron James is working on a documentary to chronicle the final years of his career, inspired by 'The Last Dance'. James has praised the documentary, calling it 'electric', and fans are eagerly awaiting the release of his own documentary.