Scottie Pippen defends Derrick Rose from criticism Former Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen defended current star Derrick Rose this past weekend, saying Rose took undeserved criticism from fans and media while rehabbing the entire season from a torn ACL.
June 18, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
Bulls’ legend Scottie Pippen sticks up for Derrick Rose The next time the Bulls play a game Derrick Rose will be suited up and playing. Hopefully by a couple games into next season we can all move past the “why didn’t he play last season?” crap. But for now the issue keeps coming up in Chicago. It came up again recently when Bulls legend Scottie…
June 18, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProBasketballTalk
Scottie Pippen Surprised at Rose Backlash “I was kind of surprised people turned on him knowing the difficulty of Derrick's injury." --Scottie Pippen Photo Credit: Getty Images
June 17, 2013 - NBC Chicago
Dwyane Wade in ESPN I'm already playing with [Gary] Payton and Shaq, two guys I used to play with on video games,Wade said. "To add Scottie Pippen to the mix, that would be crazy."
Phil Jackson in SI.com I did get in touch with Scottie,Jackson said before the Lakers played the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, "but it was just preliminary talk about how he's doing, where he's at and how he feels."