Scottie Pippen

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, you know, if you look at that, I was one of the youngest guys on that team beyond Leitner. But, you know, it was just one of those practices where, you know, guys just talking trash. Guys were excited to, you know, be in the gym for one and practicing. And, you know, Magic was one of those guys that, you know,

Well, you know, if you look at that, I was one of the youngest guys on that team beyond Leitner. But, you know, it was just one of those practices where, you know, guys just talking trash. Guys were excited to, you know, be in the gym for one and practicing. And, you know, Magic was one of those guys that, you know,

He wanted to rah-rah and get everybody together, but also, hey, we're here to work. And so Magic made it a little more competitive and started kind of poking a little bit at Michael, letting him know, you know, I've been away and you've got a championship, but hey, I'm still Magic, da-da-da. And so it's just... Kind of got a little bit heated. Nothing in a bad way.

He wanted to rah-rah and get everybody together, but also, hey, we're here to work. And so Magic made it a little more competitive and started kind of poking a little bit at Michael, letting him know, you know, I've been away and you've got a championship, but hey, I'm still Magic, da-da-da. And so it's just... Kind of got a little bit heated. Nothing in a bad way.

Just one of those days where, you know, Michael put more energy on the basketball court than he did on the golf course. But, yeah, he came out and, you know, was talking trash. And every day after practice, we would go back to the rooms and play cards and just kind of sit around and talk and smoke cigars and things.

Just one of those days where, you know, Michael put more energy on the basketball court than he did on the golf course. But, yeah, he came out and, you know, was talking trash. And every day after practice, we would go back to the rooms and play cards and just kind of sit around and talk and smoke cigars and things.

You know, it's just not one thing. Just being around guys who you looked at, who you idolized and always wondered, you know, what make them tick, what make them go, what pushes them, what their daily workout is like, what do they do every day, and just kind of being in their surroundings. And I'm talking to everybody from Larry Bird, who was – at the end of his career, as well as Magic.

You know, it's just not one thing. Just being around guys who you looked at, who you idolized and always wondered, you know, what make them tick, what make them go, what pushes them, what their daily workout is like, what do they do every day, and just kind of being in their surroundings. And I'm talking to everybody from Larry Bird, who was – at the end of his career, as well as Magic.

Yeah, but just kind of being around those guys and finally getting to know them. Not having to feel like it's a day where I got to guard Larry Bird. It's a competitive moment. But having the opportunity to bond with them, to have breakfast with them, to meet their families, just to see what their lives are like away from the game. Just having the opportunity to say, I'm a friend of Larry Bird.

Yeah, but just kind of being around those guys and finally getting to know them. Not having to feel like it's a day where I got to guard Larry Bird. It's a competitive moment. But having the opportunity to bond with them, to have breakfast with them, to meet their families, just to see what their lives are like away from the game. Just having the opportunity to say, I'm a friend of Larry Bird.

That's better than me going through my whole career and saying, hey, I played against Bird five times, you know, and yeah, he was tough. But that opportunity to kind of break bread, to bond, it kind of opened up a different door for us, I guess, in the NBA world, because we've never had that opportunity to really come together. It was always about

That's better than me going through my whole career and saying, hey, I played against Bird five times, you know, and yeah, he was tough. But that opportunity to kind of break bread, to bond, it kind of opened up a different door for us, I guess, in the NBA world, because we've never had that opportunity to really come together. It was always about

competing you know you look at the bulls and the pistons and there was never a opportunity for us to ever just come together and break bread and say hey we had some great competitive years man and this and that just to talk basketball but

competing you know you look at the bulls and the pistons and there was never a opportunity for us to ever just come together and break bread and say hey we had some great competitive years man and this and that just to talk basketball but

that moment to get all those players together and you, you build more respect for people to, you know, just after that, I mean, I had opportunity, we played against Carl Malone and John Stockton twice after that, you know? So not only am I competing with them, you know, for, uh, uh, NBA championship, but, I just won two gold medals with these two dudes.

that moment to get all those players together and you, you build more respect for people to, you know, just after that, I mean, I had opportunity, we played against Carl Malone and John Stockton twice after that, you know? So not only am I competing with them, you know, for, uh, uh, NBA championship, but, I just won two gold medals with these two dudes.

So this is competitive, but it means something to both of us that we've gotten back to the finals.

So this is competitive, but it means something to both of us that we've gotten back to the finals.