Scottie Pippen Crowns LeBron James The GOAT, Calls Michael Jordan "Horrible Player"

BYCole BlakePublished on May 27, 20238.9K Views

American Express "Paints The Town Platinum" At The Chicago Bulls Game At The United Center In Chicago

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 01: Scottie Pippen meets fans at American Express "Paints The Town Platinum" At The Chicago Bulls Game At The United Center In Chicago on April 1, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for American Express)

Scottie Pippen wouldn't pick Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time.

Scottie Pippen slammed Michael Jordan as a "horrible player" during a new interview on Stacey King’s Gimme The Hot Sauce podcast. He also labeled LeBron James the greatest statistical player of all time.

“LeBron will be the greatest statistical guy to ever play the game of basketball,” Pippen said. “And there’s no comparison to him. None. So does that make him the greatest player to ever play the game?”

Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen

Michael Jordan (L) and Scottie Pippen (R) of the Chicago Bulls talk during the final minutes of their game 22 May in the NBA Eastern Conference finals aainst the Miami Heat at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won the game 75-68 to lead the series 2-0. AFP PHOTO/VINCENT LAFORET (Photo by VINCENT LAFORET / AFP) (Photo credit should read VINCENT LAFORET/AFP via Getty Images)

While Pippen didn't directly name his pick for the overall greatest player of all time, it certainly isn't Michael Jordan. From there, he explained why he believes Jordan to be so overrated. “I’ll leave that up for debate, because I don’t believe there’s a great player because our game’s a team game, and one player can’t do it,” Pippen said. “I saw Jordan play before I came to play with the Bulls. You guys saw him play. He was a horrible player. He was horrible to play with. He was all one-on-one, he’s shooting bad shots, and all of a sudden we become a team and we start winning and everybody forgot who he was.”

In addition to Pippen and Jordan being teammates throughout the 1990s, Jordan's son, Marcus, is now dating Pippen's ex-wife, Larsa. Pippena and Larsa finalized their divorce back in 2021.

Scottie Pippen On LeBron James Vs. Michael Jordan

The comments from Pippen come after LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Denver Nuggets. Following the last game of the series, James admitted he'll consider retirement this offseason.

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