Scotty Maurice Pippen Sr. (born on September 25 1965) is often referred to as Scottie Pippen, is an American former professional basketball player. He played for 17 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) which included six NBA championships as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Considered one of the greatest small forwards ever, Pippen, along with Michael Jordan, played an important role in transforming the Bulls into a championship team and in popularizing the NBA across the globe during the 1990s.Pippen was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team eight times in succession as well as the All-NBA First Team three times. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star and was the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1994. He was recognized as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the 1996-97 season. He is also the fourth player to get his jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls (the others being Jerry Sloan, Bob Love and Jordan). He was a major player of the Chicago Bulls Championship and the 1996 Chicago Bulls Championship teams that were selected as two of the Top 10 teams.
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