‘Bats**t’ crazy’: Bulls star Scottie Pippen says coach Phil Jackson is racist, social media has ques

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‘Bats**t’ crazy’: Bulls star Scottie Pippen says coach Phil Jackson is racist, social media has questions
June 29, 2021 | Tom Tillison

Six world championships and millions of dollars later, former Chicago Bulls player Scottie Pippen is accusing the head coach behind it all of racism.

Of course, with a new bourbon to sell and a memoir coming soon, the Hall of Fame player could use a few headlines.

His evidence that former head coach Phil Jackson, who not only led Chicago to six world championships, but moved out west and led the Los Angeles Lakers to five of their own, is racist is because he made a “racial move” by not giving Pippen the last-second shot in a 1994 playoff game against the Knicks.

Instead, Jackson drew up a shot for a white player, Croatian forward Toni Kukoc. No slouch himself, Kukoc hit the game-winner. Meanwhile, Pippen was busy throwing a tantrum on the bench, having refused to return to the game with 1.8 seconds left.

On Monday, Pippen appeared on “The Dan Patrick Show,” and was asked about the “racial move” remark he made about the Hall of Fame coach who was named one of the 10 greatest coaches in NBA history while speaking to the liberal men’s magazine GQ.

“By saying it was a racial move then you’re calling Phil Jackson a racist…” Patrick said.

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[mountaineer]

If he were racist, he wouldn't have let all those black men - Pippen, Jordan, et al. - into the game at all.

[Wingnut]

Pipin is still suffering from those migraines he had back in the 90's and the play-offs

[berdie]

If he were racist, he wouldn't have let all those black men - Pippen, Jordan, et al. - into the game at all.

That's the truth! And Pippen could have always left the team/game.

[jmyrlefuller]

If he were racist, he wouldn't have let all those black men - Pippen, Jordan, et al. - into the game at all.

He wouldn't be coaching basketball, that's for sure.

[mountaineer]

Scottie doesn't appear to be triggered, interestingly.

[mountaineer]

Reggie Miller Brings Logic Into Pippen Racism Accusations: ‘That, I Don’t Roll With’
by Megan Turner
updated about 20 hours ago   

Scottie Pippen held nothing back once again the other day, this time firing a major shot at his former head coach Phil Jackson. And now one of Pippen’s former NBA contemporaries has vehemently disagreed with his claims.

Reggie Miller never played for the Chicago Bulls, but he responded to Pippen’s implication that Jackson decided to give Kukoc the final shot of a game because of his race.

“No, no,” Miller said on Monday’s episode of the Dan Patrick Show. “See, I don’t agree with that. No, no, no, no. There’s plenty of times I’ve been a decoy on the Pacers team. There’s just times when that has to be the case because everyone assumes and knows the ball’s going to go to you. And sometimes, you have to be a decoy. The whole racial point, no, absolutely not. That, I don’t roll with.” ... Outkick