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“I don't know, a lot of these guys are, they're just some players that that's going to fill in again,” said Gary Payton in a one-on-one interview about the Lakers. “Same thing with the Chicago Bulls (back in the 90s), you're building around Luka, that's what you're building around. Reaves is going to be your Scottie Pippen, so it's just like with us, with Seattle, it's me and Sean Kemp, it's Luka and Reeves. They're building around their guys, and they're trying to put people around these dudes that is going to do their job, get a rebound, make a big-time shot, and then let these guys be Batman and Robin.”

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The sports world wasn’t about to miss the party either. Los Angeles Rams stars Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua made the trip to support the Americans, while Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto and Dodgers pitchers Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow swapped the baseball diamond for the world’s biggest soccer stage. Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, NBA champion Dwyane Wade and actress Gabrielle Union were also among those soaking in the World Cup atmosphere.

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Tracy: "The Chicago Bulls were trying to make a trade. If anyone watched ‘The Last Dance,’ they were talking about trading Scottie Pippen around that time in 1997. I was going to be a part of that deal. They called me the night before the draft. I had to go to the clinic, take a physical, and it was about to go down the next night. Jerry Reinsdorf and Michael Jordan axed that deal, and the trade didn't go through…Sitting in the green room as an 18-year-old and there's a possibility I might be playing with the greatest player in the world.”

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Scottie Pippen: Sad to hear about the passing of Stacey King. A champion, a great teammate, and a true ambassador for the game. His impact on the Bulls organization and the city of Chicago will be remembered for generations. Rest in peace, King.

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HoopsHype: Just another playoff record ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Larsa Pippen's son Preston got emotional as he opened up about his mom's alleged affair. During the fourth and sixth episodes of Netflix's Calabasas Confidential, the 23-year-old son of Larsa and her ex-husband Scottie Pippen spoke about his mom while with his friends. Preston mentioned that his mom was in a "weird place" and had a "new relationship per usual." "I'm glad I'm not dealing with it all so [up] close," said Preston. "It kind of sucks when your parents are divorced. That's one thing, and then once they start dating, it's another thing. If they get remarried, then it's a bigger thing."

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As he continued, Preston got emotional and said his parents don't speak with each other. "My parents got divorced when I was 15, and it was really tough because there was an affair," Preston said, referring to his mom Larsa's alleged affair with Future before officially separating from Scottie. "Kids at school, like my friends, would play music by a rapper that my mom was taking to at the time, and it was just s----y," he continued. "I am removed from it now, so it's easy to kind of talk about."

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Kenny Smith: "I don't think I've ever said this, for my first six years I was always jealous of Scottie Pippen. I was so jealous because I was the sixth pick, he was the fifth. I visited Chicago. They brought me in on an interview. I was so jealous because I was like, I knew what he could do and bring out of you. You always have it in you, but you sometimes you need somebody to elevate it to another level. And I knew that he would do that. So I used to look at Scottie and be so jealous of that.

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Austin Rivers: But if you want to talk about contributing players on championship runs, Hall of Fame help, when we talk about the Dennis Rodmans, Draymond Green's in that conversation. He is absolutely in that conversation and he has earned his right. But you don't ever see Dennis Rodman on a podcast talking about, ‘man, I should have shot the ball more. I don't know why they drew a place for Scottie Pippen. I don't get it. Phil Jackson hindered my career.’ Never. Never. 

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Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: What was the situation with Jerry Krause and the Chicago Bulls? Tracy McGrady: You don’t know the type of obsession Jerry Krause had with me. It was ridiculous. He used to tell my agent, Arn Tellem, “Krause says he’s coming to get you when you’re a free agent.” He must’ve seen something in me. He tried to make things happen the night before the draft and again in 2000. Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: What if that trade went through and you played with Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman? Tracy McGrady: [shaking head] Nah. You’re talking about trading a Top 50 player [Pippen] for a rookie who’s not ready. It puts too much pressure on an 18-year-old. To be alongside MJ? Not a good look.

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HoopsHype: MJ and Scottie Pippen beat more 60-win teams in the playoffs than any other star in NBA history. Strongest teams they vanquished: 1996 Sonics and 1997 Jazz (both 64-18).

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Scottie Pippen: Something just shifted. I’ll leave it at that.

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Jorge Sierra: Jayson Tatum (age 28) has passed NBA legends Reggie Miller and Clyde Drexler in playoff scoring. Jrue Holiday moved ahead of Anthony Davis. Also: Scottie Pippen is now closer to Michael Jordan in playoff scoring than MJ is to LeBron James. Pippen is No. 20 all-time.

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NBA History: Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown record their 50th playoff game both scoring 20+ PTS, becoming the 8th duo to reach the mark. They join Larry Bird & Kevin McHale as the only Celtics duos to do so. The other duos: 74 - Jerry West & Elgin Baylor; 68 - Scottie Pippen & Michael Jordan; 67 - Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant; 58 - Kevin McHale & Larry Bird; 56 - Russell Westbrook & Kevin Durant; 53 - Klay Thompson & Stephen Curry; 50 - Tony Parker & Tim Duncan.

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