The one-sided feud between legendary Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan has persisted for a while now. This situation started in earnest back in 2021 after the latter shared blunt thoughts on The Last Dance docuseries. Since then, Pippen has critiqued Jordan on a number of occasions. He recently even argued that the Air Jordan mogul was a “horrible” player. A number of other notable players have weighed in on Pippen’s comments, including his and Jordan’s former teammate – Dennis Rodman. The eccentric basketball great first entered the chat in early 2022 and, now, he’s back with some praise for Pippen.
A major question that’s cropped up amid the spat between the two former cohorts is just how much one needed the other. Many would argue that MJ was skilled enough to have won those six NBA championships with any group of players. Meanwhile, others would assert that those titles couldn’t have been earned without Scottie Pippen’s contributions. Well, when it comes to that argument, Dennis Rodman seems to sit in the second camp. The hall of famer sat down with VladTV for a wide-ranging chat and was asked if he thinks Pippen was more skilled than Jordan. Rodman admitted it’s a tough question and, while he didn’t give a definitive answer, he did highlight Pippen’s merits:
