![]() ![]() "The perfect player to me is, I'll be six five, six six, 200 pounds" - referring to Jordan. The Chicago Bulls head coach 1986–1989 once described at 0:30 his perfect player, saying: Pat Riley once mentioned that Jordan was "6-4 and a half", and "not 6-6" like his basketball listing. Michael Jordan claimed 6'6" as his height, in line with his NBA listing. Therefore his height is 6'4.75" (194.9 cm) tall. ![]() And it seems as if Sir Charles is now willing to fire back.After taking into consideration Michael Jordan's Olympic height measurement, his NBA listing (height in shoes), and comparing his height next to other Basketball players, I believe he wakes just over 6'5", dropping down a fraction throughout the majority of the day, and goes to bed at 6'4.5". Pippen’s book drops in November, and I’d venture to guess that he takes a few more shots at Barkley in there. If anything, he owes me an apology for coming to play with his fat butt.” Scottie Pippen on Charles BarkleyĪnd it was that comment that led to Scottie’s remarks to GQ as he stated he still has never apologized. “I wouldn’t give Charles Barkley an apology at gunpoint. ![]() But Pippen refused to oblige and added to his insults with this comment ( h/t Los Angeles Times): ![]() Sir Charles demanded an apology, saying he’d get “arrested for murder” if Scottie didn’t do so. And he went public with that request and named Barkley as one of the reasons he wanted out, calling him “selfish” and saying he didn’t “show the dedication” to win. But following a 31-19 regular season, Houston was bounced in the first round of the playoffs by Shaq and Kobe’s Los Angeles Lakers.Īt that point, Pippen requested a trade to LA. The Rockets were an older team, so they were actually helped when the 1998-99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the lockout. Charles feud began in the first placeĬharles Barkley Says His Longtime Feud With Michael Jordan Won’t End Anytime Soonįor those unaware of why Barkley and Pippen began feuding in the first place, it all dates back to 1999 when the two were teammates with the Houston Rockets.įollowing the Chicago Bulls’ “Last Dance” season in 1997-98, Pippen was traded to Houston to team with Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon, both of whom were near the end of their respective careers. So how did this whole thing get started in the first place? Why the Scottie vs. “I’m not no fake tough guy, I don’t pretend to be a tough guy but I am tougher than Scottie Pippen.” Charles Barkley on Scottie Pippen I don’t walk around saying I’m Billy Badass, but I can promise you one thing - I’m tougher than Scottie Pippen, let me put that to rest right now. “I’m damn sure tougher than Scottie Pippen. Barkley says he’s ‘damn sure tougher’ than Pippen (L-R) Charles Barkley Scottie Pippen | Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Carlos Tischler/Getty Imagesĭuring an appearance earlier this week on the Waddle and Silvy show on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, Barkley finally decided to truly clap back at Pippen and had this to say: Barkley said it was “silly and stupid” for men their age to “have beefs” and essentially tried to laugh the whole thing off.īut he must have had a change of heart this week as he threw another log on the fire. Speaking on Turner Sports’ The Steam Room podcast, Sir Charles simply said it was “unfortunate” that Pippen was taking shots at everybody but understood why he was doing so as Scottie is releasing an autobiography this fall and is already promoting it. Not long after the interview was released, Barkley responded by saying he wasn’t going to respond. I don’t know nobody he done whooped.” Scottie Pippen on Charles Barkley I ain’t never seen him fight a Black man unless there were referees around. “He only got arrested for throwing some little white guys out of a window. And while he did say Charles was “a great player,” he also said, “when you talk about success in winning, you don’t speak of Charles Barkley’s name.”īut that wasn’t the comment that made headlines. At one point during the interview, Pippen brought up Barkley. In one of the most candid interviews he’s ever given, Pippen spoke with GQ earlier this summer and took shots at Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and several others. ![]()
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