Jordan's son romantic relationship with Pippen’s ex-wife may finally ruin their relationship

Although he once considered Michael Jordan to be basketball's 'greatest' player, Scottie Pippen's opinion of his celebrated former teammate has changed considerably.

This week, the 57-year-old Pippen claimed the 60-year-old Jordan was a 'horrible player' until they joined forces on the Chicago Bulls in 1987.

'I seen Michael Jordan play before I came to play with the Bulls,' Pippen said in a video that has since gone viral. 'He was horrible to play with, he was all one-on-one, he's shooting bad shots. All of a sudden, we become a team and we start winning, everybody forgot who he was.'

Pippen didn't just disparage Jordan, but did so while elevating LeBron James, whom he called 'the greatest statistical guy to ever play the game of basketball.'

Such criticism of Jordan by the proverbial 'Robin' to his 'Batman' isn't a complete shock, but rather just the latest chapter in a worsening feud. Their relationship became strained following the release of ESPN's 2020 docuseries about the 1997-98 Bulls, The Last Dance, and things only got worse when Jordan's adult son began dating Pippen's ex wife, Larsa. Further complicating matters is the romantic relationship between Pippen's ex-wife, 48-year-old Larsa, and Jordan's 32-year-old son, Marcus.

'Marcus and Larsa are dating and have been spending more time together in recent weeks,' a source told Us Weekly in 2022 after the couple was spotted in public. 'They are trying to keep it on the down low because of the rift between Scottie and Michael.'

Larsa described their relationship candidly during an episode of Real Housewives of Miami, saying that the couple had intercourse four times a night for 23 years.

I was married for 23 years, I've always had sex like four times a night,' she said. 'So three times a week is nothing... I had sex four times a night, every night. I never had a day off for 23 years.'

When other cast members suggested that Marcus had 'big shoes to fill,' Larsa insisted he has nothing to worry about.

'Well, he has a size 15 shoe so I think he's OK,' she said.

Things have apparently progressed with Larsa and Marcus.

In February, Larsa referred to him on Instagram as her 'forever Valentine.'

As was the case with Jordan's feud with rival Isiah Thomas during their playing days, or his recent friction with long-time friend Charles Barkley, the Hall of Famer has avoided speaking publicly on the matter.

Jordan and Pippen were seen smiling and hugging at a game as recently as 2016, but it's anyone's guess if they'll rekindle a partnership that resulted in six NBA titles in Chicago.