Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen called his former teammate Michael Jordan “condescending” on his upcoming book “Unguarded,” which is set to be released on Nov. 9.
Last year, Pippen expressed his frustrations with how Jordan portrayed him and his Bulls teammates as part of the ESPN documentary series that detailed the end of Chicago’s dynasty.
“Producers had granted him [Jordan] editorial control of the final product,” Pippen wrote.
Pippen even said that Jordan used the last dance to outshine LeBron James.
“The doc couldn’t have been released otherwise. He was the leading man and the director. Michael 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.
“I was nothing more than a prop,” he continued. “His ‘best teammate of all time,’ he called me. He couldn’t have been more condescending if he tried.”
“Over the next few weeks, I spoke to a number of my former teammates who each felt as disrespected as I did. How dare Michael treat us that way after everything we did for him and his precious brand.”
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“Over the next few weeks, I spoke to a number of my former teammates who each felt as disrespected as I did. How dare Michael treat us that way after everything we did for him and his precious brand.”
(GQ) pic.twitter.com/REsH5E8eaX— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) November 2, 2021
Pippen also claimed that none of his former teammate in Chicago including him were paid for the interviews they contributed to the documentary while Jordan received $10 million.
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