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No Bull: Scottie Pippen Called Phil Jackson A Racist

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VINCENT LAFORET / Getty Scottie Pippen is rightly recognized as one of the best basketball players of all time and has been vocal of late regarding his legacy on the court while making new moves off the hardwood. In a recent interview, the 55-year-old NBA legend essentially framed his former coach in Phil Jackson as a racist. Pippen was recently featured in GQ in a lengthy profile that covered the Arkansas native’s rise from a standout NAIA college player to being drafted by the Bulls in the 1987 NBA Draft and helped the squad win a total of six championships during his time there with Michael Jordan and Coach Jackson. During the GQ chat, which will highlight below, Pippen called Jackson’s decision to draw up a play for Toni Kukoc instead of himself was a...