NBA legend Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife Larsa Pippen defended him when Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ hit Netflix
In the summer of 2020, Michael Jordan released a documentary of his 1997-98 NBA season. Entitled ‘The Last Dance,’ the Netflix docuseries covered the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their attempt to secure a second three-time championship in the ’90s.
In the 10-part series, we saw Michael Jordan’s journey from being drafted to winning his sixth championship. While fans loved getting a whole new look at the entire dynamic of the legendary team, MJ’s teammates weren’t happy about the same.
Scottie Pippen spoke about the same thing, sharing how Jordan made $10 million for the series while the others got nothing.
Excerpts from Scottie Pippen’s book were released where he talks to Michael Jordan, says John Paxson cried on the phone and is upset Jordan got $10 million for “Last Dance” Doc and got $0 to be used as a prop (Books Excerpts-Vids) https://t.co/MqUr8oC0uQ pic.twitter.com/nCP2ZoavCh
—Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) November 2, 2021
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Larsa Pippen defended Scottie Pippen against Michael Jordan
In the second episode of the series, Michael Jordan focused on his Robin, Scottie Pippen. Much of the attention was focused on the fact that Pippen and the Bulls front office were going through a tough time right before the start of the ’97-98 season. Scottie was on a 7-year, $18 million deal while Michael Jordan was taking in an excess of $30 million for two straight seasons. Scottie underwent surgery just before the season began, and this caused a huge rift between him and the team.
Fans called him out for the same thing and claimed he was wrong to go after the bag. His then-wife, Larsa Pippen, stepped in and defended him from the same accusation.
Thanks for your concern, Scottie did well. #The last Dance pic.twitter.com/SFbo04uOLP
— Larsa Pippen (@larsapippen) April 20, 2020
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Larsa Pippen called out fans who were taking aim at Scottie and defended him by showing how he had made $16 million with MJ during his career.
What led Larsa Pippen to separate from Scottie?
Married in 1997, Scottie and Larsa’s marriage was going well for 19 years.
In October 2016, Scottie filed for divorce, after Larsa called the police a second time for “domestic disturbance.”
They reconciled and decided to shred these papers in 2017. However, in 2018, Larsa filed for divorce. Since then, it’s been a messy affair. She was said to be dating rapper Future and then Malik Beasley.
This resulted in Scottie and Larsa splitting in 2021. Since then, Larsa has been rumored to be dating MJ’s son, Marcus Jordan.
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