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Pippen, Dream Team gain entry into Hall
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April 7, 2010, Wednesday
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SCOTTIE Pippen, a defensive wizard who played in the shadow of teammate Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls' run to six NBA titles, was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday.
Joining Pippen in the hall are seven players and two teams, including twice NBA MVP Karl "The Mailman" Malone, five-time NBA All-Star Dennis Johnson and the 1992 US Olympic "Dream Team".
Pippen, a seven-time All-Star, said the honor "gives me credibility" but added that he never felt, despite Jordan's presence, the Bulls of the 1990s were about individuals.
"I always felt that we were a team, that we all needed each other to be successful," he said. "But that's not just at the NBA level, that's at every level that I've played at."
Hall of Famer Larry Bird, a member of the Dream Team, said: "When you're playing with Michael (Jordan) you're going to get overshadowed, but I don't know if they would have won all those titles without Scottie. He was something special, not just on offense but especially on defense."
The gold medal-winning Dream Team was 8-0 at the Barcelona Games with a 44-point average margin of victory. Also featuring Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and others, it is widely regarded at the best squad ever assembled.
Also gaining entrance into the Springfield, Massachusetts, hall were the 1960 gold medal-winning US Olympic team, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, three-time WNBA All-Star Cynthia Cooper, and New Jersey high school coach Bobby Hurley Sr. Voted in posthumously along with Johnson were Maciel "Ubiratan" Pereira and five-time All-Star Gus Johnson.
The enshrinement ceremony will be on August 13.
Joining Pippen in the hall are seven players and two teams, including twice NBA MVP Karl "The Mailman" Malone, five-time NBA All-Star Dennis Johnson and the 1992 US Olympic "Dream Team".
Pippen, a seven-time All-Star, said the honor "gives me credibility" but added that he never felt, despite Jordan's presence, the Bulls of the 1990s were about individuals.
"I always felt that we were a team, that we all needed each other to be successful," he said. "But that's not just at the NBA level, that's at every level that I've played at."
Hall of Famer Larry Bird, a member of the Dream Team, said: "When you're playing with Michael (Jordan) you're going to get overshadowed, but I don't know if they would have won all those titles without Scottie. He was something special, not just on offense but especially on defense."
The gold medal-winning Dream Team was 8-0 at the Barcelona Games with a 44-point average margin of victory. Also featuring Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and others, it is widely regarded at the best squad ever assembled.
Also gaining entrance into the Springfield, Massachusetts, hall were the 1960 gold medal-winning US Olympic team, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, three-time WNBA All-Star Cynthia Cooper, and New Jersey high school coach Bobby Hurley Sr. Voted in posthumously along with Johnson were Maciel "Ubiratan" Pereira and five-time All-Star Gus Johnson.
The enshrinement ceremony will be on August 13.
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