Scotty Maurice Pippen Sr. is also known as Scottie Pippen is an American former professional basketball player. He was born on September 25 in 1965. He played for 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Pippen is considered one of the greatest small forwards to ever play. He played a significant part in the development of the Bulls into a champion team and helped to popularize the NBA throughout the 1990s. He was seven-time NBA All-Star and was the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1994. The Chicago Bulls retired his jersey in 1996-97, making him one of the four players to be named among the 50 most influential players in NBA history. He played a major role in both the 1992 Chicago Bulls Championship team and the 1996 Chicago Bulls Championship team, that were chosen as two of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History. His bio on the website of the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame states that "the multi-dimensional Pippen ran the court like the position of a point guard, hit the boards like a power forward, and swished the nets like shooter". In his 17-year career He played 12 seasons with the Bulls and one with the Houston Rockets and four with the Portland Trail Blazers, making playoffs for 16 consecutive times. In the month of October, 2021, Pippen was honored again as one of the league's greatest players ever when he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
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