Michael Jordan feels BETRAYED by Scottie Pippen over his father’s murder in 1993, reveals Stephen A. Smith: ‘He literally said “I hope it’s worth it” – and I know what that means’

Michael Jordan feels betrayed by his former Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen after deciding not to reach out when his father was murdered in 1993, according to Stephen A. Smith.

The NBA’s top star was very close to his father, James Jordan. He was shot to death in his car in South Carolina by two teenagers serving life sentences for first-degree murder.

In Pippen’s 2021 book Unguarded, he alluded to choosing not to approach Jordan when news of his father’s death emerged. He wrote: ‘I feel horrible every time I think about it. Michael’s father, James Jordan, had been murdered.

‘The two were inseparable. When I heard the news, I should have contacted Michael immediately. Having lost my own father three years earlier, I might have been able to offer Michael some comfort. To this day, he and I have not talked about the death of his father.

Pippen took a shot at Jordan in the book, but according to Stephen A. Smith, it’s the admission about his late father that has buried any chance of them being friends again.

Pippen admitted in his book that it could have been better when Jordan’s father was killed

Jordan’s son, Marcus, was dating Pippen’s ex-wife, Larsa, who is 17 years older than him.

Speaking on the Valuetainment podcast with Patrick Bet-David this week, Smith said: “When it comes to Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan feels betrayed.

“When Scottie revealed in his book his feelings for Michael Jordan and how he didn’t even offer his condolences in person to Michael Jordan (when his father died), I was on the phone with him that day talking about something else.

‘We had heard what Scottie Pippen had said. Michael Jordan had the impression that he was busy, he was chaotic and that’s why he never thought about it.

But all these years later, when Scottie had alluded to his father’s murder and purposely didn’t offer his condolences, Michael Jordan’s words were, “I hope it’s worth it.” I hope it’s worth it for him.

‘He literally said, “I have nothing more to say.” “And I know Michael Jordan well enough to know what that means.”

Their relationship appeared to suffer a further blow when Pippen’s ex-wife, Larsa, began dating Jordan’s son, Marcus, who was 17 years younger.

They recently broke up and apparently no longer speak, but if Smith is right, it’s not something that paves the way for the two NBA greats to rebuild their relationship.