Draymond Green calls out NBA legend Scottie Pippen for the insanity that is MJ

Former legends of the Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan didn’t always see eye to eye in the years since they won six championships with the franchise. Pippen has made a series of increasingly controversial media claims over the past few years, some of which is reportedly due to his anger over how he was perceived in the Jordan-produced documentary “The Last Dance” for ESPN.

One person who just wants everyone to get along, if you can believe it, is the Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, which he recently took to his own podcast to dissect the relationship between Jordan and Pippen, according to HoopsHipe.

“Scottie Pippen recently said he would have won six rings without Michael Jordan.” That’s when you tell your friends, ‘Man, try it,'” Green said. “I grew up watching them, man. I’m a big fan of Scotty’s. I don’t know what Scotty is going through, but I’m sending my love because, no, I’m dead serious, man. You start making comments like the ones Scotty has been making lately, and people start to remember you for those comments – not for being Scottie Pippen. I don’t like that.”

Funnily enough, the same general trend could apply to Draymond Green’s career, as the former Defensive Player of the Year has become more known for his frequent suspensions and dirty plays than his Hall of Fame-level talent.

A bitter quarrel

Throughout NBA history, there have been several superstar tandems who weren’t necessarily best friends off the court, including the Los Angeles Lakers duo of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal.

However, Pippen’s media comments about Jordan have become increasingly bizarre in recent years, constantly denying that Jordan is the “GOAT” of the sport, among other things.

As previously mentioned, some of this animosity reportedly stemmed from Pippen’s disdain for the way he was portrayed on “The Last Dance,” which often casts the Bulls star in a selfish, negative light while glorifying Jordan.

How much of his public criticism of Jordan is because of that and how much of that is what Scottie Pippen truly believes remains to be seen.

One thing that seems clear is that these two won’t be burying the hatchet anytime soon.