Scottie Pippen ‘hated’ being called Michael Jordan’s sidekick on Bulls

In his book, “Unguarded,” NBA legend Scottie Pippen wrote that he “hated” being called Michael Jordan‘s sidekick.

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Pippen and Jordan won six NBA titles together on the Chicago Bulls. They went 6-0 in the Finals and three-peated twice.

However, Pippen and Jordan are no longer on speaking terms for several reasons.

“Perhaps the sport had been too small for our big egos, he seeing me as his sidekick,” Pippen wrote. “God, I hated that term and being referred to as Robin to his Batman, someone he felt he needed to pull along to approach every game and practice as intensely as he did; me, a team-oriented purist, offended when he tried to win games by himself.”

Jordan texted Pippen after “The Last Dance” doc came out. Jordan found out that Pippen was upset at him over how the doc turned out.

Pippen took several shots at Jordan in his book, and the Bulls icons haven’t spoken to each other in years.

“Michael Jordan was 1-9 in the playoffs before I joined the team,” Pippen wrote. “In the postseason he missed, the Bulls went 6-4. The Last Dance was Michael’s chance to tell his story. This is mine.”

Jordan and Pippen were teammates from 1987-88 to 1992-93 and then again from 1994-95 to 1997-98. The Bulls won titles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

In his book, Pippen — one of the best defenders in NBA history — wrote that he was a much better teammate than Jordan, who punched Will Perdue and Steve Kerr.

“I was a much better teammate than Michael ever was,” Pippen wrote. “Ask anyone who played with the two of us. I was always there with a pat on the back or an encouraging word, especially after he put someone down for one reason or another. I helped the others to believe in and stop doubting themselves. Every player doubts himself at some point. The key is how you deal with those doubts.”

The Bulls were 514-177 in the regular season when Jordan and Pippen played.

Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks next to Pippen, while Pippen averaged 17.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.9 blocks alongside Jordan.

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