“LeBron James is following in Michael Jordan’s footsteps by getting his own Pippen!”: Los Angeles Lakers scoop up Scotty Pippen Jr to play alongside the King

Jeet Pukhrambam | 24/06/2022
Yes, Scottie Pippen, well Scottie Pippen Jr. has just signed for the Los Angeles Lakers and he will be playing alongside LeBron James.

Yes, Scottie Pippen, well Scottie Pippen Jr. has just signed for the Los Angeles Lakers and he will be playing alongside LeBron James.

Another addition to the father and son duo in the NBA, this time the name is legendary. Scottie Pippen Jr is set to play in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers signed him to a two-way contract.

While we don’t know what prowess or skill set Scottie Jr brings to the team, we do know the name will be enough to attract eyeballs.

A two-way contract ensures that Scottie Jr will be developing in the right manner. What’s more NBA Twitter has found its new obsession. Drawing parallels between the father and son’s journey.

Also read: “Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and I didn’t have a conversation in 3 years”: Dennis Rodman revealed how distant the three Bulls were from 1996-98

LeBron James is set to play with an actual Scottie Pippen and NBA Twitter is on fire.

We have often drawn the parallels between LeBron and his many co-stars and how they are akin to MJ’s own sidekick, Scottie Pippen.

NBA Twitter is having a field day when this got announced.


As a user pointed out, yes the Lakers are just adding names at this point.

What about LeBron’s own son? We might have to wait a year for that.

Anime references? It is starting to look like the hit sequel to the Naruto series. A lot of former NBA players’ sons are coming into the league.

How will Scottie Pippen Jr’s career pan out? We will have to wait and see.

Also read: “I remember watching LeBron James do this sh*t live”: Kevin Durant reminisces ‘The King’ dismantling Orlando for 51 points while with the Heat

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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