Scottie Pippen Honoured
Today It Was Announced That The Chicago Bulls Plan To Retire The Number 33 Of Scottie Pippen. Bulls GM John Paxson And Scottie Pippen Were At The United Center Earlier Today Infront Of Reporters And Sports Broadcasters Releasing The Following Statement:
"Today It Gives Me The Great Honour And Privilage To Announce That On Saturday The 3rd Of December, The Chicago Bulls Will Retire The Number Of One Of My Best Friends, Former Team Mate, One Of The Versatile Guys In Bulls In NBA History, Scottie Pippen.
Both Scottie And The Organisation Got Together Before The Season Started And Thought It Was Time That We Added His Name Along Side Former Team Mate Michael Jordan, Former Coach Phil Jackson, Bob Love, Jerry Sloan And Former GM Jerry Krause." Stated GM Paxson
"It's Really An Honour To Be Here Today Infront Of Everyone Here. To Have Your Jersey Retired Is Special To Me, Im Sure It Will Be A Bummer For Some Bulls Fans To Not See A Bulls Number 33 Not To Be Running Around The NBA Courts Anymore.
I Really Like The Direction This Club Has Taken Over The Last Couple Of Years, Drafting Very Talented Players From Winning Schools. Last Year Was A Step In The Right Direction And I Hope Some Day, The Players Like Kirk Hinrich, Tyson Chandler, Ben Gordon, Young Marvin Williams Can Have The Same Kind Of Success That The Bulls Of The 90's Had. They Have STarted Very Stongly This Year And I Hope They Can Keep The Good Work Up. Thanks Everybody." Said Pippen
The Ceremonial Raising Of The Jersey Into The Rafters Will Take Place Before The Next Bulls Home Game Against The Detroit Pistons.
Pippen Facts
Six-time NBA World Champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998)
Name is scattered across the NBA’s all-time leader board: 40th in total points (18,940), fourth in steals (2,307), tied for 16th in steals per game (1.96), 23rd in assists (6,135), 13th in minutes (41,069), 16th in minutes per game (34.9), 32nd in three-point field goals made (978)
Ranked first in Bulls history with 664 three-pointers and 2,031 three-point field goals attempted
Ranked second in Bulls history in: points (15,123), field goals (5,991), field goal attempts (12,444), free throws attempted (3,576), offensive rebounds (1,687), defensive rebounds (4,039), assists (4,494), steals (1,792), seasons played (12), games played (856) and minutes (30,269)
Ranked third in Bulls history with 5,726 rebounds and 774 blocked shots
Participated in postseason play in 16 of his 17 NBA seasons, making the playoffs in each of his first 16 seasons
Second in NBA history with 208 playoff appearances (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 237)
Owner of two NBA Finals records: most three-point field goals attempted in a career (117), most three-point field goals made in one game (7, tied with Kenny Smith)
Holds career playoff record for most three-point field goals attempted (660)
Member of the NBA All-Defensive Team from 1991-2000 (First Team member seven times)
Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996
Seven-time NBA All Star (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997)
1994 All-Star Game MVP
Made All-NBA seven straight years (1992-1998)
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner
Has recorded 20 career triple-doubles, including four in the playoffs
Ranked atop the all-time All-Star Game leader board in 3FGA with 22 (second), 3FG made with 7 (tied for 4th) and steals with 17 (eighth)
Career highs of 47 points, 18 rebounds, 15 assists, 9 steals and 5 blocked shots