Former teammates with Team USA and Houston, Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley parted on bad terms at the end of their NBA careers. The situation has not improved lately, and it is Pip who has just released the latest banderilla to date. It stings !
If many legends get along perfectly and have remained good friends, the story between Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley is… much more complicated. After the fiasco of their joint adventure in Houston in the late 1990s, the former Bulls, upset at the Chuckster’s lack of work ethic, left H-Town with an absolutely epic war of words against his teammate.
Each had refused to apologize to the other, and the beef picked up steam recently when Barkley mercilessly pressed where it hurts. While Larsa Pippen left Scottie after cheating on him and making him see all the colors, Sir Charles allowed himself a few weeks ago a tackle below the belt live on TV, under the eyes of a hilarious Shaq.
At the turn of a river and fascinating interview with GQ, the former lieutenant of Michael Jordan was therefore not prayed to first remind that Barkley had never won a title, then to attack him more personally:
GQ: It’s interesting that you mentioned Charles Barkley, because he said he would be “arrested for murder” if you didn’t apologize for calling him “fat” at the end of the Rockets adventure.
