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Scottie Pippen says he got FIRED from his role with the Chicago Bulls … but don’t feel bad for the guy, ’cause he’s pretty glad to be away from that mess!!
The 6-time champ revealed the move on the Thuzio Live & Unfiltered podcast (which was recorded during All-Star Weekend but released Wednesday) … explaining he couldn’t come to an agreement with the Bulls front office prior to the 2019 season, so they canned him.
“I got fired this year. I didn’t really want it to be in the public, but I’m no longer employed by the Bulls,” Pippen said in the interview.
Here’s what went down … the Bulls reportedly met with Pippen before the season and asked him to make several commitments that would mess up his gig with ESPN’s “The Jump” … but wouldn’t budge on compensation, so they let him go.
So … how is Pippen taking it?? Let’s say pretty well.
“It’s probably a good thing, right? … I like to associate myself with winning.”
Ouch.
Of course, the Bulls are not great right now — they’re 22-43 and don’t really have any star players outside of Zach LaVine.
Chicago DID, however, just hire ex-Nuggets GM Arturas Karnisovas to replace John Paxson … so at least they’re heading in the right direction.
As for Pippen … you can’t blame him for taking the TV money.