Scottie Pippen Tweets His ’90s Michael Jordan Memories & More

With today marking 20 years since Michael Jordan’s “I’m back” NBA return, Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen decided to wax nostalgic on Twitter this evening.

So far Pip has touched on everything from Jordan’s 1993 retirement – “I’ll always remember how shocked we were” – to MJ’s baseball hiatus – “We didn’t talk all that often” – to the 1995 playoff loss to Orlando – “He took it hard” – and many more insights.

Between 1990 and 1998, Jordan and Pippen led the Bulls to six NBA titles in eight seasons, forming perhaps the greatest one-two punch in sports history.

Catch up on all of Pip’s insider tidbits below and share your memories in the comments.

So here’s to 20 years ago and ultimately, three more championships.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

We added some pieces to the roster, including one of the great rebounders of all time in @dennisrodman, and came back ready to work.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

Losing to Orlando was tough. It had been a long time since we had MJ and lost in the playoffs. But it fueled us. He took it hard.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

I think the Knicks were tired of him killing them all night so they over compensated on that last play and MJ found @34billy42 for the win.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

MJ had to shake a little rust off but he showed at the Garden his swagger was back in the double nickel game.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

He wore 45 of course and we didn’t think too much about it in the moment but it wasn’t the 23 we were used to seeing.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

We all felt after several practices that MJ’s return was inevitable but once he said “I’m back” it really gave us a lift.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

Horace was a huge piece for us so to be without him and Michael felt like starting over to some degree.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

When MJ started showing up at Berto spring of 1995 for practices, it didn’t take long to see he was serious about getting back in the game.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

I really didn’t know how much he loved baseball until that point. He was pretty passionate about the game and showed he could hold his own.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

I kept tabs on him as he played baseball but we didn’t talk all that often. I gave him some space as he needed a break from basketball.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

I’ll always remember how shocked we were MJ walked away from the game like that. We were ready to go for a 4th straight.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

To be honest, after MJ retired the first time in 1993 I thought he was done. I think a comeback was the furthest thing on his mind.

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

I see it’s been 20 years since two of the most famous words in sports history: “I’m back”

— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) March 19, 2015

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