Veteran Scottie Pippen beefed with the Bulls because winning on a cheap contract stings | Part 2

In the '97 season Scottie Pippen was making $2.25 million, which sounds like a lot of money, I want that much money. But I'm not an elite NBA player (never given the chance).
Compared to salaries of elite NBA players, or even regular NBA players, Pippen was quite underpaid. In fact, he was the 128th highest paid player in the league. While leading, along with Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman, the Bulls to a 5th title. Outrageous.
As you can imagine this led to bad blood-- in the form of tipsy verbal assault, near trades, purposefully delayed surgery, etc.
This is part two of the beef between Scottie Pippen and the people who paid him. AKA the beef between Scottie Pippen and the team he helped capture 6 titles. AKA Scottie Pippen vs The Chicago Bulls.
Written and produced by Clara Morris
Directed and edited by Jiazhen Zhang
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[@huntereitel8305]

“And nothing could ch…and only one thing could change his mind”. The comedic timing she has is immaculate

[@seangrever3506]

Had me rolling 😂

[@g6iii]

Been a fan of hers since the casual “huh, weird” quips she would drop in the Lance Armstrong vid whenever something steroid related would come up

[@loganford1220]

@@maniswolftoman I mean its a script lets not look to much into it

[@iang7244]

@@loganford1220 “Written and Produced by Clara Morris” So yeah she wrote it, and you still have to have the right inflection and cadence to make it funny, so praise is deserved.

[@geekgrem]

@@maniswolftomandon’t you think she had influence on how it was edited 😂… that was definitely purposeful

[@alfiehaigh8412]

Clara is such a ridiculously good narrator and script writer. A real inspiration

[@arizonaFIREent]

Hahaha ummm no

[@colinoquist5224]

@@arizonaFIREent 😑😑 imagine hating on her. She fire

[@Chugins]

I find her voice kind of annoying.

[@Hakeem990]

@@Chugins She's awesome

[@AspireGMD]

@Danny Tallmage Um praising a woman is the last thing an incel would do.

[@thando_cele]

The Last Dance literally scratched the surface of this beef 😂

[@fredleinweber2819]

Yes, and I was pissed about that. I couldn't believe when it was over because they barely covered this. Secret Base did a nice job here.

[@arizonaFIREent]

The Last Dance was Jordan propaganda

[@tylerriley2587]

@@fredleinweber2819 true more details but this time it’s all about Pippen

[@uncreative5766]

Yeah, but that was bad editing on The Last Dance's part. When you're talking about Scottie Pippen being unhappy with his contract, I don't care about Michael Jordan playing baseball or coming back to visit whenever baseball season was over. That one episode where they covered Scottie sitting out that play where Kukoć hit that playoff game winner, I couldn't have cared less about what MJ thought. MJ said he told Phil Jackson, "Man, I don't know how Scottie can come back from that as the team's leader." How is that relevant? At that moment, I'd be more interested in Scottie explaining the growth in leadership. Everyone has to grow into the role, and his maturation would've been much more interesting than what Michael Jordan thought.

[@tylerriley2587]

@@uncreative5766 Pippen sitting out on final play still gives him nightmares to this day

[@TNtyer.slayer]

Christmas eve beef? The hero we didn't know we needed coming in with the clutch save

[@learicist]

Exactly my thoughts

[@jkalas9]

This channel is fantastic for many, many reasons. But Clara Morris is a national treasure. I hope everyone sees it. She’s sooo good. Protect at all costs!

[@Braylon1997]

I love her work on the untitled videos

[@stdev.]

Seriously 💯

[@9pepe7]

Yeah, I love everyone at Secret Base, but she's the best

[@arizonaFIREent]

Anytime I hear her annoying voice I roll my eyes she's terrible and boring

[@btone310]

Nah

[@75aces97]

Pippen didn't have bad timing with his decision; he had the *worst* timing. It was really bananas in 1993-94 when young players angled for juicy extensions, and got them. Freshly drafted rookies successfully bargained for big contracts. All of a sudden proven superstars like Barkley, Malone, Robinson, Ewing, Drexler, and Pippen were making less $ than some guys who hadn't put on a uniform yet, and young players who hadn't done anything yet. It was insane that for a while guys like Pippen were making way less than guys who could barely make the playoffs.

[@darrengordon-hill]

IS NOT "insult" to honour contracts Why pay HIM more when we can get MORE PIECES to surround him with??

[@davdia]

​@@darrengordon-hill ok, so this is probably going to sound either boring or condescending, or both. Renegotiating contracts in order to improve the conditions purely to improve worker satisfaction in certain cases is a thing that can be done. If Pippen would have pulled a Vince Carter and not played hard, and then they'd not have won anything, he would have still been living up to his contract. They could have doubled his salary and not have had any cap problems; ownership has always been that cheap.

[@TL2354]

@@davdiaNo one forced Pippen to sign the contract. Pippen was also a quitter so he was always overpaid

[@brianbadonde9251]

The salary cap box visualization was probably the best explanation I've ever heard. Bravo.

[@krob41]

Your channel’s content is A1! The writing, the graphics… absolutely incredible. The description of the change in the salary cap over time was brilliant. Bravo!

[@sebastianjin9817]

Actually I would say that this channel's content is A5 😎

[@abtwopoint0]

Simp less

[@RetroKid]

That last line gave me chills

[@flex2timez]

Jordan son banging his wife should give you chills

[@OmnipotentSpud]

Same

[@jrsmith1998]

are you gay? Same question for you @RolfTheWalker

[@richardgrayson6638]

16:45

[@RetroKid]

@@jrsmith1998 nice! I remember using that "insult" back in highschool when I thought it was offensive...in 1998. Good on you for being a real man who lifts weights and bangs chicks. Super jealous of you, bro, but if anyone should get it, it should definitely be you and that razor sharp wit. Hey internet, please give this dude the thumbs up he deserves for such an insightful response. I'm mashing the thumbs up but first, KZbin only lets me like it once, and second, my phone screen cracked at how hard I tried to press more than once. Good job, John Smith!

[@slompywompus7966]

Krause got a superstar for pennies on the dollar and knew that all the threats Pippen threw at him were empty because he liked winning more than money. What a GM masterclass

[@SSEF15]

Machiavellian of him, sure, but if it wasn’t for MJ’s existence in this universe this style of management would’ve turned the Bulls into the Twolves of the East

[@Bruh-xo9xk]

@@SSEF15 They kind of are the TWolves of the East now and have been for the past 20 years. Both teams have had a superstar player (DRose and KG) but both have failed to win a ring. Both are unattractive free-agent destinations and both are probably not going to win a championship anytime soon. The Wolves have a slightly better chance but not by much.

[@TheFishingNomad]

Pippen didn't have to sign that low money contact, but he did. It's on him if he was upset he wasn't getting more money.

[@MrOctober44]

Please. Scottie didn't care about winning, he wanted out, but the Bulls refused to trade him

[@felipecouto1102]

@@TheFishingNomad That's not how it works man. Other bulls players signed lesser deals and got them remade for better. Yes, Scottie has part of the blame, but thats for him wanting security for his family. With the way his injuries went, if he didnt signed that, its entirely possible the Bulls would have traded him or sent him out without that security

[@Wis_Dom]

The reason they were able to win, while having team-ending problems, has everything to do with leadership of Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson. I don't see any other team with these problems winning as much as the Bulls did.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

This is why Phil is the GOAT coach Auerbach and Pop didn't have to deal with all this BS when they won rings.

[@jrsmith1998]

Shaq and Kobe.

[@lilcole9939]

Lol not true at all so basically only one person can win you games not a team effort right?🤡 Phil just got lucky twice getting Kobe and Jordan stop it Greg pop is a wayyy better coach

[@Wis_Dom]

@@CrazyxEnigma Your're right. Haters all up in their girly feelings, but it don't matter. The way to prove a great coach is they manage an unmanageable, like a Rodman. Only Phil and Chuck Daily did that and had success. Phil is PROVEN. Pop couldn't even control Rodman. THAT'S A FACT! (look it up) Rodaman hated Pop but admired Phil and Chuck.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

@@batssama Your right on Pop he's still coaching so there very well could be something like this he had to deal with we don't know about. But Red? If he had to deal with this kind of stuff I think it would've come out by now as opposed to being buried and forgotten. As far as tearing down? No it isn't tearing down, when you're trying to rank the three greatest coaches ever you have to nitpick and as far as we know Pop and Red didn't have to deal with this kind of crap so that's what seals the deal for me.

[@paavorossi9697]

All-time Secret Base moment @ 5:35 😂 Great job again Clara!

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

I was upset that The Last Dance didn't really want to get into this particular stain on the Bulls' 90s legacy, but fortunately Clara did and I love it!

[@PeterOwens1006]

“There’s a golden lining to this beef and it’s made of Larry O’Brian trophies” absolutely brilliant

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

Literally had no idea Scottie went back to Chicago in 2003... That blew my mind!

[@Captain_Obviously]

He tried announcing too for like a month while he was hurt

[@zegobot9674]

Scottie pipen was the most valuable bull in the 90s he led in every stat category on the team execpt points and he made the 94 ecf. With Scottie the player who is considered the goat wouldn’t have any rings the truth is Scottie is the heart and soul of the team

[@CrazyxEnigma]

@@zegobot9674 I don't believe Jordan without Pippen is ringless, not six or two three peats sure. But ringless? No, Krause would've found a second star to pair with Jordan or he would've left the Bulls.

[@victorarreola]

@@zegobot9674 Jordan always gives Pippen credit. Even in the last dance he says there’s no MJ without Pippen

[@Vala30056]

@@zegobot9674 why are you lying? Scottie didn’t lead the bulls in assists or rebounds.

[@187mrsmith]

Scottie is like the most under appreciated person on one of the greatest franchises that had 1 of the greatest runs!

[@thebeesknees6896]

All while being the second best player on the team and still being under appreciated. Smh

[@lukesmith9692]

Rodman was better

[@drockobama33]

😂😂😂😂 nah

[@69belhaven]

@@lukesmith9692 in his wildest dreams. Rodman was an amazing rebounder, maybe the best ever, but that's legitimately the only thing he was better than pippin at. He was worse in every other regard and wasn't even there for most of the bulls championships.

[@catman-du8927]

@@69belhaven Rodman was there for half of them. Pippen was the better overall player though

[@mags6946]

Not many people remember the fact that Pippen was playing with Injury in 96 and Dennis Rodman missed a lot of games due to suspensions and what not. They only remember 72 wins with a ring.

[@MrMark19148]

No matter how many times I hear these old Bulls stories/beefs, it’s still totally fascinating every time.

[@dariog36th]

And I always thought it was one big happy family.

[@danielchand944]

I so want to like Scottie. He has such an amazing back story. He grew up in one of the toughest situations of any player in history. Busted his butt to play at a low-level college team and made it to the NBA to become a 6-time champion and a top 75 player of all time. It’s an amazing story - that he completely ruins by being selfish and self-absorbed. Come on, Scottie. Have a little grace and learn to let things go.

[@joeblough261]

He was my favorite player of all times, but he has really gone of the rails recently. I think something flipped in him after his son's death, maybe and he just stopped giving a F***. The worst for me, was when he had his chance with Portland to best the Lakers in game 7, when they choked in the final minutes. The only team that could trouble Portland that year was LA, because nobody could stop Shaq. But Pippen didn't take charge, he kept facilitating to the other guys, Brian Grant, Rasheed Wallace, Stoudamire, etc. and they choked, but HE was the one with 6 rings, and while he wasn't in his prime, it was up to him. They won that game, they would've cake walked through the finals, and Pippen would have a 7th title without MJ, completely changing his legacy. He said after, "we played like cowards" and it was true, and it sickens me to this day.

[@jennyanydots2389]

You mean black story instead of back story, right son?

[@kasolpromodo1989]

He was about to let go … until “ The Last Dance” came out.

[@jennyanydots2389]

@@kasolpromodo1989 He was about to come out when "The Last Dance" was let go... right back in the closet again after that son.

[@ChiSportsNut18]

Scottie Pippen is a headcase.

[@infinitymixtapes9562]

This needs more views and Clara needs a max contract

[@bwink23]

Scottie's fault. Everyone told him not to sign his long-term deal. Even Reinsdorf told him don't sign it. Pippen wanted the security immediately.

[@akeemjames2409]

It's hard to suggest such a notion given how short an NBA career can be for guys who aren't All-Stars and Superstars. I think the whole situation was a fault on all sides

[@bwink23]

@@akeemjames2409 Nah, the whole world told him don't sign. He gets 100% accountability for his actions. In the end, he still made more basketball salary than Michael Jordan did.

[@akeemjames2409]

@Bwink23 Who is everybody? I believe only Reinsdorf had spoken with Scottie, I don't believe it was a great deal of people. Let's not forget Reinsdorf is a billionaire who understands business, he knew Scottie had to sign that deal since it was a deal that could get him the money. Scottie is wrong for how he drug it out.

[@alexescutia4805]

@@bwink23 he played longer than jordan did of course he made more

[@bwink23]

@@alexescutia4805 He made 15 million more. Jordan was making only a million more than Scottie, up until 1997 and 1998...when the Bulls gave MJ back pay for being underpaid his entire career.

[@12packersfan]

Hope one day we get an hour long Kobe v Shaq history

[@feardatd7961]

I loved their interview. Shaq was pissed off when Kobe won his fifth ring.

[@floorgeneral309]

One hour won’t do that justice. They’ll need a whole Last Dance type documentary

[@elliemyers6435]

@@floorgeneral309 Couldn't agree more. Jeff Pearlman has a book called "Three ring circus" that delves deep into the Shaq/Kobe Lakers and gets into a lot of their issues....but yeah, you could EASILY do a whole 30 for 30 type like 5-6 hour doc just on their beef history alone...and it would be fascinating.

[@billblaski9523]

We finally got it

[@cumincalamity9867]

That quick correction at 5:37 had me dying.

[@TetuShani]

How any team can come together with such complex group dynamics and win one championship is truly a feat in itself. Mind blowing that the bulls did it six times

[@x-man9473]

The team was led by Michael Jordan. It makes sense

[@TheLionaaa]

Jordan leadership

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

@@TheLionaaa Counterpoint: Washington Wizards

[@TheLionaaa]

@@NotaPizzaGRL The Wizards were the worst team in the league and Jordan carried them to the 5th spot until his injury at 38. He was in the MVP conversation and was the only player averaging over 25/5/5. There's no counterpoint. That's BS media narrative and it was still great leadership.

[@stillfree1133]

@@x-man9473Michael couldn’t even get outta the first round until pippen and Jackson came into his life

[@jdmga1]

I will never understand a full aggressive rebuild of a championship team. It feels so weird.

[@quiltonhootenanny1174]

I'd be willing to bet the #1 objective is to make serious cuts to the teams budget.

[@exeterra4825]

When the GOAT MJ leaves for good alongside Phil Jackson you gotta rebuild

[@ozora1770]

@@exeterra4825 phill actually doesn't want to leave, it's Krause who hate him so much he want to get rid of him as soon as possible that's why the team broke

[@Paragon-su8jt]

Money, it's always money

[@Pantalaimon91]

@@ozora1770 It's ignored completely at the end but yeah. Krause was also responsible for one of the best coaches in history, and the best coach in Chicago's history, walking out of Chicago. Krause stated they could win every game that season, Jackson still wasn't getting a new contract. MJ has mentioned multiple times they, as a team, were willing to go again and see what more they had left. Krause refused in no small part because he, very arrogantly, thought he could reassemble the magic that made that team work with new faces.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

This entire beef can be boiled down to; Scottie Pippen signs terrible contract against advice of basically everyone, then proceeds to complain about his own decision for the next 40 years.

[@TheLionaaa]

Exactly lol

[@mahmoudeltayeb2771]

Not really, it comes down to Jerry Reinsdorf being to stubborn to raise his salary, while then later being okay with the idea of paying MJ tens of millions a year to play minor league baseball 😂

[@iampioneer81]

​@mahmoudeltayeb2771 Exactly. Everyone points to the players, nobody looks at ownership.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

@@mahmoudeltayeb2771 I don’t think you understand how large of a character Michael Jordan was in the 90’s

[@JosePremo0813]

Wym people reconstruct contracts that was greed the bulls been cursed since 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ShynyMagikarp]

been binging beef history the past few weeks and this two parter was really one of the best that’s ever been done. The excerpts taken from Pippen’s Unguarded book added A TON to this video. Thanks so much for reading it and finding the details those of us who haven’t read it yet have missed out on. What a gold mine! I can’t imagine what other goodies are in there that didn’t make the final cut for this

[@MoanTheCelts]

Not the only who’s been waiting on this beef

[@zegobot9674]

It’s crazy how valuable to bulls pipen was now you might think I’m crazy but he was more valuable than mj. Yet so disrespected he led the bulls in alll stat category’s execpt points and almost made the finals in 94. In reality he was the heart and soul of the team and without him mj would have no rings

[@oscarbenitah4718]

@@zegobot9674

[@zegobot9674]

@@oscarbenitah4718 wtf

[@oscarbenitah4718]

@@zegobot9674 bro said scottie > mj

[@marioaustin9312]

Scottie pippen and clara Morris both underrated and deserve more love.

[@Heiteinah]

Fantastic, Clara, as always. Thank you SB staff for the great videos over the years so far.

[@patbres1205]

Y’all make my drives around Boston so much better. Genuinely, thank you 😊

[@kylesilvers6028]

Clara, just wanted to let you know you absolutely killed this video and keep up the awesome work, don't doubt your skill again you're and awesome narrator that can grab the attention viewers easily.

[@ardaozoner]

Such an amazing way to explain the salary cap system.

[@mikebrazao1836]

It's really not a complicated concept.

[@shamptown]

I love the conclusion of this Beef History. Contextualizing the intensity of the beef wrt the dominance of the Bulls' dynasty is just one more example of how great those teams were

[@FutureShockPC]

I’ve been waiting for this since the first video. Anything Bulls related I’m watching. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@alexscotto9365]

You guys always kill it with with story telling!

[@187mrsmith]

His beef was understood he wasn't appreciated People forget how much Scottie helped Michael along the way! Before he came there Jordan always struggled 2 get out the East!

[@corpyhogan4433]

Which is why I don’t know why people are revising history. That doesn’t take anything away from Jordan. It’s just a fact.

[@Tdull-tv1ds]

It’s almost, and the key word is almost, how Klay Thompson felt when 2k launched his overall rating for NBA 2k23. You can’t just have Steph Curry and not have Thompson with him to help shed some of the 3-pt load. Look at the Warriors’ Win/Loss record without Klay and you’ll realize how much they needed both of the Splash Bros in order to have a chance to come out of the West.

[@Krackerboy901]

He was very appreciated until his ego started slandering and hating everybody and everything

[@KingAP33]

Real bulls fans haven’t forgotten how important Pip was to those Chicago bulls. I don’t know where y’all get that from

[@geekgrem]

@@Krackerboy901… you know this is false the general consensus was that it was MJ and the Bulls … NBA on NBC literally narrated the intro as if it was a Jordan movie

[@todddonaldson7974]

Thanks for the last minute Christmas gift Clara

[@helmutsantos5127]

I really love this video. It covered everything during that beef time. Thank you.

[@KidFresh71]

Your voice-over work is top notch. Another fantastic piece!

[@richardgrayson6638]

I've been waiting for part 2 !! Let's go!!

[@tylerriley2587]

Same

[@nanakb7785]

I loved this re-telling of Scottie's history. Felt a little more real than what we saw on The Last Dance in some cases. The last few setences really makes you think about this whole ordeal: Was winning all those championships amidst all the internal flaws the Bulls had worth it? Nontheless remarkable how they dominated the 90s ins spite of this.

[@sultanabran1]

these two videos are so good. thanks for making them.

[@MrIgnaxius]

Merry Christmas SB nation, thank you for this wonderful upload. 🎉

[@rstidman]

I saw Scotty pimping his liquor at the local South Lamar Wine and Spirits store in my neighborhood earlier this year, and he was the same Surly the Legend we've come to love. I brought my watch collection because I needed something to set all of them to, and Scotty is on time every time with his disgust for being there, wherever "there" is that day.

[@savannahhill2818]

🤣🤣🤣 not the watch collection!!

[@maxmeier532]

That is like one step above being the celebrity guest at a furniture store opening. Why to these celebs who are already multimillionaires sell their own liquor brand. Like why do we need to drink tequila or vodka that gets pushed by some celeb.

[@migrantson]

Great doc and read! I'm sure a lot of his behavior is regrettable but I have great empathy for Pippen. Raised in generational poverty in Jim Crow AK, 11 siblings, an aging mother, and a father who requires round-the-clock medical care...and here he is executing at the HIGHEST level of professional sports and helping to build a billion-dollar brand. There is NO guarantee of a next season and career-ending injuries lurk with his amount of playtime...the $ he could be getting not only changes the life of his parents and siblings, but for him and his kids, and possibly their kids...it really can feel like life or death. And ownership is playing games and not showing you your value...I would be heated too.

[@Orangejr36]

They covered all that in part 1

[@migrantson]

@@Orangejr36 oh cool I didn't know there was a part 1 thx!

[@Orangejr36]

@@migrantson no problem

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

How can you say management is playing games while Scottie cried trade anytime they didn’t bend over backwards for him

[@trethetree]

I love all of the content and people on this channel

[@nickabbott2492]

I don’t even watch basketball but I love these videos. They’re fascinating to me to hear about these all stars behind the scenes issues.

[@sleepnosis]

I see Scottie’s perspective but when he refused to take the floor when the play was not called to give him the last shot he lost too much respect to get in the good graces with fans so nobody cared as much at how he was being underpaid because of it.

[@Riri-oj1zs]

It was Phil and Michael who held that team tight during the second three-peat. Superb mental fortitude.

[@dariog36th]

Yeah cause no team in the league wanted Rodman. San Antonio pretty much have him away. But Krause took Jackson with him to meet with Rodman before the start of the 95-96 season so he could lay down the law.

[@KrayzieMofoGuy]

Hope you guys do a Part 3 covering Pippen vs Jordan. MJ's son dating Larsa Pippen is one of the wildest dramas I can ever think of.

[@TheW11slim]

This was a Merry Christmas, thanks Secret Base

[@samortmann5003]

Imagine the alternate history if Scottie gets dealt to Seattle for Kemp.

[@damionallen8349]

Yeah Jordan 3 rings

[@CrazyxEnigma]

If that deal goes through they don't bother signing Rodman and I doubt they three peat again. Kemp was good but he doesn't have Pippen's versatility.

[@futuretimetraveller8677]

@@CrazyxEnigma why would they not sign rodman?

[@CrazyxEnigma]

@@futuretimetraveller8677 Because they both play PF. Also Rodman had a worse reputation than Dwight at the time any other coach then Phil Jackson doesn't get anything out of him.

[@futuretimetraveller8677]

@@CrazyxEnigma it would work because rodman was not an offensive threat and kemp WAS so they could use them both or dennis 4 and kemp 3 sometimes but you're right probably they would not have taken the chance on dennis if they had kemp already

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Imagine how much more attention this would have gotten if Twitter existed back then

[@MazeDaGr8]

If Twitter existed back then a lot of team would have fell apart more than this one

[@houssamk777]

Amazing content like always

[@raahmeanskingg]

Another masterpiece by Clara Morris, Merry Christmas Secret Base!!

[@FalconPaladin]

As a Jazz fan, it's pretty painful to realize that maybe Stockton would have a ring of Pippen had actually forced his way out of Chicago at some point.

[@CappenKrunch]

Standing Ovation 👏 Absolutely Outstanding 👏 Yes 🙌

[@downrighttt]

Yet another banger! Merry Christmas to all at SB who celebrate. Enjoy time with your families and take some time off! You've all earned it

[@davionwilliams4011]

Clara's comedic timing is great, and I live for the "good night and good game" sendoff

[@anthonyjudeaggabao2302]

I just find this Chicago team a cornerstone for professionalism. Hating each other but still showing up to win. Thats a scary team to face

[@Darthtanos]

shaq and kobe are a good example of that as well.

[@yazeedalsalmi1816]

Locking yourself in a long contract is a big mistake, and he was told so. But he desperately wanted financial security, he was so afraid of getting a career-ending injury and he couldn’t risk losing the money, which was a very small chance considering how hard he worked on his body and game. The lesson here is don’t let your fears drive you, instead bet on yourself just like MJ did by signing for 1 year and get paid double every year.

[@mags6946]

Nah. MJ was under the same long term contract, and probably more underpaid than Pippen because of the fact that MJ was the one who was putting people on the seats. Even Wilt Chamberlain said every player should give a percentage of their earning to Mike because of what Mike did for the game's popularity. The lesson here is be PROFESSIONAL,. Jordan earned way more when he retired than when he played because he had that REPUTATION. Business people are willing to INVEST on him because he is a PROFESSIONAL.

[@yazeedalsalmi1816]

@@mags6946 True, Mj revolutionized the game and all of Chicago sports. Can’t argue w that, from a contract standpoint, he was signing for 1 single year after he came back from retirement thou he was aging meaning an increase in the possibility of him getting injured, but he believed on himself and his worth.

[@mags6946]

@@yazeedalsalmi1816 he KNOWS what he is doing. Thing about MJ that no one pays attention to is that MJ was really CLOSE to his parents. His parents are hardworking people who spent quality time with their kids. MJ had that CONFIDENCE that only good parents can give.

[@maxmeier532]

the lesson is, do what you truly want whatever it is. And dont whine after the fact. He could have decided against signing early and gotten a career ending injury. And then your "advice" falls apart. Dennis Schroeder "bet on himself". By that he lost about 80 million dollars and now was resigned to the Lakers for a minimum salary. 2 million instead of 22 per year.

[@luisvergara6502]

@@yazeedalsalmi1816 No! Jordan was on the same contract he had before retiring in 93 which was way underpaid considering him being the best player in the league. He played that contract through the 95-96 season when he won his 4th title. Then he followed with 1 year deals the last 2 seasons with the Bulls for his last 2 titles.

[@RushNZ]

Great work!

[@KimRaabjerg]

As good as you all are at Secret Base, my favorite is you Clara. Another well done video.

[@pauljansen1137]

Everybody should see "The Last Dance"........explains everything about that 97-98 season!

[@djtrankilo231]

I gotta watch it again.

[@steelsolider95]

Jordan made propaganda

[@chunkz1187]

How can you not love Clara? She’s the greatest

[@RequiemForABuckeye]

Her voice

[@cm9241]

​@@RequiemForABuckeye what about it?

[@snail4253]

Happy Christmas and Holidays Secret Base gang

[@JustNeedaBeerandPark]

Krause warned him in 91...Don't sign the contract....It's going to be outmoded.....He refused...So...I don't feel sorry for him.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

It was still Pippen’s own fault for signing that bad deal. Even Reinsdorf told him “If I were you, I wouldn’t take that deal.” He should have known his worth and bet on himself. If he had, he’d have been among the top 10 highest paid players in the league for most of his career instead of the 91st paid. It’s a bad situation, but he was warned, he signed anyway and management decided to hold him over a barrel. 🤷‍♂️

[@jordanhutton5787]

To make it even worse he signed that deal right before the league revenue and popularity was about to blow up especially after the '92 Olympics.

[@neb185]

Just remarkable they won so much with such a mess surrounding it. Amazing job as always.

[@Tboneman]

Thank you, Santa Clara, for this Christmas gift of beef!

[@dankicks]

This beef was that Gold-encrusted Steak you get at one of Salt-baes restaurants 😂

[@SanDiegoDaD]

😂😂😂

[@jmtheboss6472]

Please do Reggie Miller untitled or deep rewind on his shot versus the bulls in 1998

[@Michael-eq8th]

Just not Reggie Miller Collapse 😢

[@elnin74]

Thank you. Informative

[@2k1v1er2]

Yes finally part2

[@cashmoney4344]

Great job with this montage of Scottie vs Bulls and Kawhi vs Spurs. Those two parter beef episodes were a treat. If you guys would like suggestions on any potential video ideas, here are some that could be good: Collapse 2008 Celtics, 2006 Colts, 2015 Broncos, 2017 Eagles, 2016 Falcons, 2011 Canucks, 2004 Flames, 2006 Oilers, late 90’s/early 2000’s Devils, late 90’s/early 2000’s Avalanche, 1999 Dallas Stars, 2000’s-late 2010’s San Jose Sharks, 2016 Cubs, 2015 Royals, early 2010’s Giants, 2011 Cardinals, 2005 White Sox, 2001 Diamondbacks, 1995 Braves Rewinder Ron Artest game winner vs Suns Pau Gasol series winner vs Thunder Richard Sherman deflection vs 49ers 2013 NFC Championship Game Damian Lillard series winner vs Thunder John Stockton series winner vs Rockets John Paxson and Steve Kerr’s championship clinching game winners Robert Horry clutch 3 vs Kings Robert Horry clutch 3 vs Pistons Beef History: Isiah Thomas vs Michael Jordan Isiah Thomas vs Magic Johnson Stephon Marbury vs Larry Brown Pat Riley vs Knicks Stephon Marbury vs New York Bobby Clarke vs Eric Lindros Reggie Miller vs Spike Lee

[@chrislacy1990]

I said it before during ‘The Last Dance’ and I’ll say it again: Imperfect people dealing with imperfect people is hard. While I understand Scottie Pippen fighting for his worth, he chose to sign a bad contract in 1991. Because of that, HE is the reason for the beef.

[@20marvelman]

If you saw the first episode, it was from a place of desperation.

[@chrislacy1990]

@@20marvelman Hey!! I did see the first episode, and I admire him for thinking of his family. That said, he still signed a bad contract when several people around him told him there’s no turning back.

[@christian-lf2oc]

@@chrislacy1990 easy for us to say you weren’t I. His position

[@chrislacy1990]

@@christian-lf2oc OK cool. We all make tough decisions in life. Whatever the consequences are, we must live with them.

[@mrrobot8973]

@@chrislacy1990 guy said “easy for you to say” as if it’s not the exact truth of what happened.

[@adi_2]

Have you noticed how scottie doesn't take any responsibility? Dude was never going to be the #1

[@NateMcCoy1194]

Phenomenal vid as usual. There’s one beef that is still unsolved with this man though. And I think we all know what it is.

[@RobsEverywhere]

Pippin ain't easy.

[@Samsonjukeria]

We need to give Jordan props for winning 3 after this headache . Very underrated

[@TheDwightMamba]

I love when I hear Clara's voice open a Secret Base video!!!!

[@MaverickIceman]

Scottie would fit right in with this generation's players. What a baby

[@oeao2841]

He signed that deal in 1991 cus he was desperate he had to take care of his brother who was paralyzed

[@jrbehr4643]

Yeah, this is part two of this story, they covered that fact in part one

[@MikeBNumba6]

Management and his agent told him to not sign it too

[@getoffthisrocktravel2054]

Yeah both his father who had a stroke and brother are in wheelchairs. Pippen himself was a risk with back problems as well so there was a backended insurance deal that Reisendorf mentioned but didn't go into detail about it in the last dance documentary.

[@learicist]

Covered in part 1 of this

[@tylerriley2587]

@@MikeBNumba6 selling his soul to the devil

[@ryanzepp8897]

Clara Morris tha GOAT

[@allsystemsgo8678]

No

[@stevenneato3518]

been waiting for this video lets gooo

[@THROWBACK_Sports]

If that Pippen for Kemp trade went through.. Sonics would've won at least 2 titles. What a menacing tandem of The Glove and Pippen? Yikes

[@TL2354]

They would have won zero rings

[@THROWBACK_Sports]

@@TL2354 thank you for that beautiful basketball analysis

[@fiiiftyfour]

Clara is irreplaceable man, love when she does the scripts every time

[@Isaiahturtlezeke]

I think we need a Scottie Pippen/MJ beef with Isiah Thomas

[@matthewlo7868]

Yes. And maybe even a Kobe v Shaq..

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

It all started with Bobby Knight liking MJ more.

[@ElLotdog]

Well told and entertaining 👍👍

[@neon_charm_catgirl]

it is always Xmas when Clara narrates an NBA video

[@StretchCameron]

Five stars. Clara Morris deserves all of the monies.

[@luccas_alcindo]

Great content.

[@fammendez]

Youre the best Clara. Thanks.

[@mohamedmaiza3866]

The ending was great! Jordan could not be denied his rings. Awesome video!

[@AirRusher1992]

My comment for this one is already in Part 1. Although I will add on this it's actually pretty weird to see a player have beef with their own team which isn't weird because we saw with Kawhi and the Spurs years later. Btw Merry Christmas to everybody at Secret Base. I wish you guys keep up making more contents like this from any sports particularly in the NBA.

[@antoinemilien6864]

@@abhi2013roy He never claimed that they were the same thing. Nice try, though.

[@arcticus4758]

It's weird but it's not weird? I'm confused

[@AirRusher1992]

@@arcticus4758 It's weird because I feel like having a grudge against your own team felt strange but at the same time it's not weird because we've seen this over the years of watching and following the NBA like with the Kawhi and the Spurs that I've just mentioned.

[@AirRusher1992]

@@abhi2013roy Well it's sports so it is what it is.

[@OmnipotentSpud]

Jordan and Kemp would have been really neat. The baskets would be demolished.

[@HateTaxesWASt]

Would've made #4 Championship much more interesting, Payton and Pippen vs Jordan and Kemp

[@michaelallen8112]

No they wouldn't cuz Kemp need a pg who can feed him as well would had to learn how to play in triangle offense as well. Man y'all say anything

[@tylerriley2587]

​@@michaelallen8112 that’s why the Sonics backed out when they heard fans threatening to riot if the deal went through Krause is a two-faced man who didn't care about keeping the bulls together

[@maxmeier532]

@@michaelallen8112 Y'all? are you coming from milking your pigs? Bulls had BJ Armstrong and later Kerr who were both very capable spacing the floor and facilitating AND obviously able to play triangle offense. Y'ALL.

[@michaelallen8112]

Scottie was facilitator Batman of the Bulls triangle off. If he's not there it not gonna work at it best. aAs Architect Tex Winter mention

[@ClutchTalkPod]

Wow… what a great explanation of the scottie Pippen salary situation.

[@spectacularlysentimental]

Wonderful two-parter!

[@MGaluski72]

Question if Pippen played for 10 mil a year and averaged 5 points per game would he think it’s fair to renegotiate for less money, no. Pippen signed a bad deal that the owner and gm said was a bad deal and told him straight up I’m not gonna renegotiate after that. Also MJ only made over 4 mil a year for 2 seasons in his career. So MJ won multiple rings and mvps, was the best player in the league and was only making between 2-4 mil a year.

[@blackgallgher8747]

Jordan didn't get the huge paydays until he came back from baseball

[@melvynsngltn27]

Who offered Pippen the bad deal?? The owner new exactly what he was doing

[@maxmeier532]

@@melvynsngltn27 the connotation it's a bad deal is subjective. it was a deal. Period.