![jordan pippen and kobe Jordan watches Kobe Bryant vs. Scottie Pippen (1999)](https://oldskoolbball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Untitled-1-696x392.jpg)
LA Forum is packed. Michael Jordan is retired and lockout-shortened 1998-99 NBA season was just kicked off. Scottie Pippen signed with Rockets, Dennis Rodman after all the drama signed with Los Angeles Lakers. And they’re about to play against each other. It was the time to impress his Airness Jordan. Prince of the NBA Kobe Bryant put his skill to display. Watch he cross Scottie and thinking that Michael critiquing everything he does.
![That Time Michael Jordan Watched Kobe Bryant and Scottie Pippen go 1-on-1 michael jordan watches kobe bryant](https://oldskoolbball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vlcsnap-2019-08-11-21h57m37s176-1024x576.png)
Jordan also had a cut on his finger because of trying to lit a cigar. Most of the fans believed that Michael did not sign another one year deal with Bulls because of this injury which might slow him down during the short lockout season. And then, of course, Bulls fell apart, everyone went on their way.
Pippen is already having issues with his back. Did undergo surgery from his back multiple times and past his prime, but Kobe is already in a proving season right after being the youngest All-Star in NBA history. Scottie played almost 48 minutes a game that season, with back issues, he struggled against Kobe in the first game, 4 of 18 shooting. With Jordan in attendance, Kobe wanted to prove everybody again, Pippen was not a problem. The fans were also ready to see Rodman’s new hair color and Laker antics.
How confident Kobe is against Pippen? Just look at this screenshot:
Kobe shakes and crosses over Scottie Pippen and scores. Then he waives his head by looking at Michael Jordan and mimics, “Nobody can guard me! Even Scottie Pippen.” This was the beginning of the post-retirement MJ era, Jordan comes to see Rodman, Pippen in their new uniforms but Kobe steals the show and puts some great plays on Scottie Pippen.
So many legends in just this one game: Kobe, Shaq, Pippen, Rodman, Barkley, Olajuwon on the court. Jordan was watching on the side about 28-30 championship rings on one TV screen. Lakers take the game 106 to 90. Kobe had a successful 1-on-1 game against Pippen. Lakers were playing better basketball with Dennis Rodman. Why? Just ask Dennis. Because later in the post-game with Ahmad Rashad, Dennis Rodman forgot his wife’s name [Carmen Electra]
News
Hoop fans were bummed they couldn’t play as MJ in ‘NBA Live.’ Here’s why
THESE days, the franchise has long been eclipsed by 2K Sports’ NBA 2K series, but back in the late ‘90s, NBA Live was the basketball game to beat. As the 1996-1997 NBA season opened, NBA Live 97 was released to much fanfare. It was the first…
Michael Jordan: Why He’s a 6-Time Finals MVP, 6-for-6 Champion and G.O.A.T.
Michael Jordan is the only player in NBA history to never score less than 20 points in any of his Finals games but that is just one reason that every time the greatest player ever never once let his team…
14 Amazing Tales of Michael Jordan Being a Hypercompetitive Weirdo
As the ESPN documentary The Last Dance proves over and over, Michael Jordan’s life and career are full of stories that would be hard to believe if there weren’t cameras there to capture them. The intense, pathologic competitiveness, the ability to transcend…
A history of Michael Jordan in video games
Michael Jordan is a name that’s synonymous with basketball. Here’s his history with video games, which is as extensive as his professional career. Michael Jordan, a legend of the sport of basketball, and less so of baseball, turns 53 today….
‘That’s where the game changed’: When Michael Jordan credited THIS player for taking the NBA to the next level
The TV series, “They Call Me Magic” dropped in 2022. It narrates the early days of the Lakers legend, Magic Johnson’s NBA journey, from high school to college and the big leagues. Interestingly, Magic was inspired by Michael Jordan’s “The…
On this date: Michael Jordan makes his NBA debut for the Chicago Bulls
On this date, Michael Jordan started his NBA journey. However, his performance against the Washington Bullets was in no way a sign of things to come. MJ’s NBA debut Coming off the 1984 Olympics — Jordan averaged team-high 17.1 points to lead…
End of content
No more pages to load