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NBA: Pippen not mad at Jordan after being dissed on ‘Last Dance’

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Scottie Pippen rejected talk that he was upset with Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan after &quot;The Last Dance&quot; documentary.Pippen reportedly wasn&#x27;t pleased after Jordan said Pippen made a &quot;selfish&quot; decision to delay offseason surgery on a ruptured tendon in his ankle until after the start of the 1997-98 season. &quot;Why would I be offended by anything that happened 30 years ago?&quot; Pippen said in <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29553947/scottie-pippen-downplays-michael-jordan-rift-last-dance">ESPN.com</a>.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/21/20/why-theres-anger-toward-jordan-and-last-dance-documentary-and-is-it-justified">Why there’s anger toward Jordan and ‘Last Dance’ documentary, and is it justified?</a></li></ul>&quot;It didn&#x27;t bother me at all . . . It was an opportunity for our younger generation that hadn&#x27;t seen or knew anything about basketball in the 90s.&quot;The much talked-about series showed never-before-seen footage from the 1997-98 season, when the Bulls chased a sixth championship in a span of eight years.Pippen, 54, won 6 NBA championships with the Bulls.Meanwhile, he predicted LeBron James and the Lakers will take the crown this season.&quot;If you wanted to pick one, I&#x27;d say whichever team LeBron James is on,&quot; Pippen said. &quot;The fact that his experience, his ability to pull a team together, the ability to be dominant -- he&#x27;s the most dominant player in the game right now with Kevin Durant not being in the game. &quot;(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

"Why would I be offended by anything that happened 30 years ago?" said Pippen, who won six championships with Jordan in the 1990s.

"Why would I be offended by anything that happened 30 years ago?" said Pippen, who won six championships with Jordan in the 1990s.