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Scottie Pippen opens up about Michael Jordan's retirement

Published Mar. 20, 2015 3:27 a.m. ET

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By Matt Birch

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were arguably the best duo in NBA history. Sure, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, and LeBron James and Dwyane Wade all had their eras of dominance, but no one consistently played at the level that MJ and Scottie did in dominating their competition.

The two former NBA players won six titles in the ’90s as members of the Chicago Bulls. Jordan won Finals MVP honors in all six of those seasons, and Pippen complemented him perfectly by feeding him the ball and playing lockdown defense.

Well, it’s been 20 years since Jordan returned to the NBA after initially announcing his retirement. Pippen recently weighed in on the effect it had on him and the Bulls team by rattling off numerous tweets.

Pippen began by calling attention to the 20 year anniversary of Jordan's famous "I'm back" message, announcing his retirement to the NBA.

"To be honest," Pippen tweeted, "After MJ retired the first time in 1993 I thought he was done."

It sure is interesting to hear Pippen open up about what happened behind the scenes during one of the most dominant dynasties in sports history.

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