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...Sidekick Cannot Hold Scotty Pippen says he's through in Chicago. Is the Bulls' dynasty crumbling...
CHICAGO: As NBA analyst W.B. Yeats once said: Things fall apart. Even the Bulls. After 10 years in Chicago as the right-hand man on all those championship teams, Scottie Pippen wants out. "I ain't coming back," a surly Pippen told the Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Il. at halftime of the Bulls' 103-88 victory at Sacramento Sunday. "I want to go to Phoenix...
...Over the summer, Pippen's name repeatedly surfaced in trade rumors, and the Bulls had hoped to use him to rebuild without sacrificing their title chances. But a deal with the Celtics fell through, and Pippen, a free agent next season, was thought to be returning to Chicago for another run at extending the Jordan dynasty...
...viral infection, rallied the Bulls from 16 points down and finished with 38 points, including a three-pointer with 25 seconds left that gave his team the lead for good. "I didn't even think he was going to be able to put his uniform on," said teammate Scottie Pippen, who literally had to hold Jordan up at the end of the game. "He kept everybody patient and just made big shot after big shot. He's the greatest...
...Pippen is right. Jordan is the greatest athlete in the history of American sports, Muhammad Ali's nickname to the contrary. If the criterion is dominance in a sport, then Jordan's nine scoring titles is testament enough. If team success is the crucial factor, then Jordan's five championships in seven years--thanks to his 39 points in Game 6 on Friday night--trumps everyone who wasn't a Celtic or a Yankee. Jordan's only competition, really, is Ruth. Bobby Mattick, the 86-year-old scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, says, "Bill Essick, who signed Joe DiMaggio...