Scottie Pippen: Gary Payton’s varying opinions about him, relationships, marriages, divorces, children!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: shahid | In controversy , Dating , Divorce

American basketball player, Gary Payton, 55 was at it again. He is known for his ruthless and thrash talks about others. And he has tried to belittle another American basketball player, Scottie Pippen, 57 in the 1990s. Know what Gary told about Scottie.

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Gary Payton belittles Scottie Pippen

Scottie Pippen, American basketball player is Hall of Famer. He played well but his contemporary, American basketball player, Gary Payton had bad-mouthed him. This happened in the 1990s when social media and internet were not as prevalent as they are now. And it was after the retirement of Michael Jordan.

Sports book author, Jeff Pearlman has mentioned that incident in his 2020 book Three-ring circus. Jeff writes:

“When Chicago’s Scottie Pippen was playing without Michael Jordan, Payton went to town. ‘Where’s Mike at?’ he bellowed. ‘I ain’t scared of you now, Scottie. You ain’t top 50 of all time. You want me to show you my list? I had you at 51, Scottie. I had you at 51!'”

Scottie Pippen — Scottie and Gary Payton (Source: Pinterest)

Gary would not see the seniority of the person about whom he used to trash-talk, Jeff states. Jeff continues in the book:

“When a journeyman forward named Jamie Feick once barked nonsense at Payton, he replied by noting, ‘Man, you won’t even be in the league next year.’ Moments later, to Payton’s delicious delight, an opponent asked him to hold his tongue: he had hurt Feick’s feelings. When Timberwolves coach Sidney Lowe (5-foot-11) stood to say something, the 6-foot-4 Payton shouted, ‘Sit down, you Smurf!'”

Down the lane, the opinion changes….

But years later, surprisingly, Gary had a different opinion about Scottie. He even started praising him and went on to state that Scottie was even better than Michael Jordan. Gary said:

“As an all-around basketball player that can change the game, Scottie Pippen was that guy. He can guard everybody, he can score, he’ll do everything, he’ll make a big assist, he’ll make the big block, he’ll do things like that… the best player that makes everybody around better. Michael was just a guy who would score and make the big shots and make the big things,”

Scottie Pippen and his love life

The Hall of Famer, Scottie had two marriages and two divorces. His first wife was Karen McCollum. They wed in 1988 but split in 1990. Their son, Antron Pippen was born in 1986 but died in 2021.

Later, Scottie wed Larsa Pippen in 1997. She is on the Bravo TV show, The Real Housewives of Miami. The two have four kids: Scottie Pippen Jr., Preston, Justin, and Sophia. However, the two divorced in 2018 and it was was settled in 2021. Moreover, Scottie has twin daughters, Taylor and Tyler Roby, with former girlfriend, Sonya Roby. Born in 1994, Taylor survived but Tyler died on day 9 of her life. In 1995, he had daughter, Yvette De Leon with former fiancee, Yvette De Leon.

Scottie Pippen/Larsa Pippen — Larsa Pippen with boyfriend, Marcus Jordan (Source: Popsugar)

Scottie’s wife, Larsa Pippen, 49 is now dating Marcus Jordan, 32 who is the son of Michael Jordan. This came to light in September 2022 and Marcus has given Larsa a promise ring too. It implies he is serious about this relationship that has a wide age gap of 17 years.

Short bio on Scottie Pippen

Scottie Pippen is a former professional American basketball player. More bio…

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