What did Scottie Pippen say about Phil Jackson?
EARLIER this year, Scottie Pippen announced that he would be publishing a tell-all account of his time with the Bulls. The Hall of Famer and legendary Chicago Bulls swingman has some strong opinions about his former coach. Pippen got candid about his feelings towards Phil Jackson. He describes Jackson's decision to give Toni Kukoc the last shot in the 1994 Game 3 playoff as "a racial move to give [Kukoc] a rise." During the first year of Pippen playing on the Bulls without Michael Jordan, the NBA star carried the team to another successful year. But he refused to re-enter the game against the Knicks with 1.8 seconds left after Jackson called Kukoc's number during the timeout giving him the chance to make the winning shot over Pippen. 2 Phil Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA before he began coaching Credit: Getty  In an interview with GQ, Pippen recounts the memorable moment, "I thought it was a pretty low blow." He continues, "I felt like it was an opportunity to give [Kukoc] a rise. It was a racial move to give him a rise. After all Ive been through with this organization, now you're gonna tell me to take the ball out and throw it to Toni Kukoc?" "Youre insulting me. Thats how I felt." When asked if he was referring to Jackson, Pippen replied, "Yeah. Go back and look at it and you can see it." When asked about his comments on The Dan Patrick Show on Monday, Pippen doubled down on his thoughts on Jackson. Patrick tried to get Pippen to elaborating asking him if he has talked to Jackson about his choice to give Kukoc the last shot and directly questioned if Pippen thinks Jackson is a racist. DP: ".. By saying it was a racial move then you're calling Phil Jackson a racist..."    Pippen: "I don't have a problem with that." DP: "Do you think Phil was?" Pippen: "Oh yeah..."    Exchange with @ScottiePippen on Phil's decision to have Kukoc take final shot against the Knicks pic.twitter.com/pH2aDLMDcQ  Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 28, 2021  The sportscaster dug in claiming, "by calling this a racial move, youre calling Phil a racist" to which Pippen defended, I dont got a problem with that.  Trying to clarify Pippen's stance, Patrick asked, Do you think Phil was or is?  Pippen explained, Uh, yeah. Do you remember Phil Jackson left the Lakers, went and wrote a book on Kobe Bryant and then came back and coached him. I mean, who would do that?" Simon & Schuster announced it would release Pippen's memoir in November. "Unguarded" is advertised to offer "pointed and transparent takes" on the former small forwards time with the Chicago Bulls. During this 17 year career in the NBA, Pippen played 12 seasons with the Bulls and won six NBA titles.