The Chicago Bulls dominated the NBA during the 1990s.
The Bulls won the league’s Championship six times between 1991 and 1998.
But former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen just shared one AI-made photo of Elon Musk that turned heads across America.
The 1990s Chicago Bulls were a force to be reckoned with in the NBA.
With Hall of Famers like Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, and Scottie Pippen, the Bulls won six championships during the decade.
But it was the duo of Jordan and Pippen that made a lasting impact on the game of basketball.
The Bulls went 514-177 in the regular season and won six championships when Pippen and Jordan played together.
But Pippen and Jordan were not friends off the court.
“Michael and I aren’t close and never have been,” Pippen wrote. “Whenever I call or text him, he usually gets back to me in a timely fashion, but I don’t check in just to see how he’s doing. Nor does he do the same.”
However, Jordan considers Pippen to be his best teammate of all-time.
After all, Jordan had never won a playoff series until Pippen joined him in Chicago in 1987.
“I would never be able to find a tandem, another support system, another partner in the game of basketball like Scottie Pippen,” Jordan said. “And that’s why I consider him my best teammate of all time.”
Even though he no longer plays basketball, 59-year-old Scottie Pippen remains active on social media.
“The 59-year-old is known for his eclectic social media presence that oscillates between cryptocurrency insights, stock market musings, and nostalgic basketball memories,” Essentially Sports reported. “However this time, the former small forward has made a unique post blending another Bitcoin enthusiast with the game that he has played most of his life and this post has taken the internet by storm.”
And Pippen recently posted an AI-generated photo that set off a firestorm among sports fans.
On Sunday, Pippen posted an AI-generated image of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in a Chicago Bulls jersey and asked, “How many championships would we have won with @ElonMusk?”
How many championships would we have won with @ElonMusk? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Qp0lXZgLLN
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) December 1, 2024
Pippen didn’t say why he posted the photo, nor did he offer any explanation for it.
But the post, which has been viewed more than 25 million times, generated a frenzy on X.
“You’ve got 6 rings, HOF status, and your name cemented in the history books,” X user Chrismic Giroud said. “Why you out here glazing like a rookie, gramps? Maybe Krause had a point all along!”
Pippen responded to the comments that flooded in after his post.
“Y’all are funny,” he wrote. “I’m following my favorite comments.”
Y’all are funny 😂 I’m following my favorite comments.
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) December 1, 2024
Elon Musk chimed in with a simple “” emoji.
How many championships would we have won with @ElonMusk? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Qp0lXZgLLN
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) December 1, 2024
Pippen is a Hall-of-Fame member and even won two Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996.
He’s perhaps the greatest small forward in history.
And he may be the newest America First celebrity to go public.
