[Scottie Pippen wore a smile, and his tone was calm, but his words were full of malice.
"I won't apologize to Charles Barkley, not even with a gun to my head."
"He's the one who should be apologizing; he owes me an apology. His ass is so fat, it doesn't even look like a basketball player's."
"He's a very selfish person; he hasn't shown any desire to win, and I don't want to play with him anymore."
"Michael once said, Charles will never win a championship because he lacks dedication and doesn't know self-discipline. I should have listened to Michael. If I had, I wouldn't have come to New Jersey but to a more competitive place."
In August 1999, summer, Scottie Pippen's response on an ESPN talk show took the entire League by surprise.
His bold wording and sharp, unforgiving comments startled many people.
Many underestimated the severity of the conflict between Pippen and Barkley.
Jordan was among them; he didn't expect Pippen to say such things.
