With a new book on the NBA’s Top 75, some old wounds were going to be pried open. Especially when it’s authored by Phil Jackson and Sam Smith, two people who were very close to Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Well, mostly Jordan. The former Bulls coach and the author of the Jordan Rules can speak for him a little bit about MJ’s regrets regarding Pip. That friendship is a lot different from what it was during the Bulls dynasty. There was a deeply personal incident that even showed Jordan’s concern for Pippen.

Jackson and Smith authored a book, Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players on the players named to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team in 2021, including Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Nowadays Pippen’s relationship with his former c

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