During their time playing together, the 90s Bulls won six championships, solidifying the team as one of the best the league has ever seen. Despite complimenting each other on the court in their heyday, rivalry between star players Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had brewed particularly strongly. The two made headlines again this year when Pippen’s ex-wife, The Real Housewives of Miami star Larsa Pippen, reportedly ended things with Jordan’s son Marcus, in a romance that lasted a little more than a year.
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Photo: @michael_jordann_/Instagram But the tension between the two had been years in the making. At the height of the team’s success, rumours of animosity between them were prevalent. Pippen had never been afraid of speaking his mind – he called Jordan a “horrible player” soon before joining the Bulls himself in 1993.
Jordan, however, at times maintained throughout the years that he owed his success to a great team, going as far as saying that he couldn’t win without Pippen. He even called Pippen his “best.
