Scottie Pippen has zero chill in his latest book entitled Unguarded. The Hall of Famer went right at Michael Jordan over his portrayal in The Last Dance, the Netflix docu-series that focused on the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season.
Pippen claimed that although the Bulls' final season really was as legendary as it was painted in the series, the focus became too much about Michael Jordan more than it should have been. He accused MJ of using Last Dance as part of his own agenda, particularly to overshadow a certain LeBron James.
Excerpt via GQ:
“My years in Chicago, beginning as a rookie in the fall of 1987, were the most rewarding of my career: twelve men coming together as one, fulfilling the dreams we had as kids in playgrounds across the land when all we needed was a ball, a basket, and our imagination. To be a member of the Bulls during the 1990s was to be part of something magical. For our times and for all time.”
Except Michael Jordan was determined to prove to the current generation of fans that he was larger-than-life during his day—and still larger than LeBron James, the player many consider his equal, if not superior. So Michael presented his story, not the story of the “Last Dance,” claimed Pippen.”
Scottie said it, MJ. Not us. The idea that Michael Jordan used The Last Dance as an instrument to further is own legacy isn't a new idea. There have been a handful of theories and reddit threads claiming that it indeed was his own little reminder to everyone that LeBron James wasn't on his level.
But to hear it come from his own Bulls running mate Scottie Pippen himself is certainly shocking to say the least. Scottie Pippen's memoir Unguarded is set for release on November 9.
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