NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen didn’t sugarcoat his opinion of Steph Curry during a Tuesday appearance on ESPN‘s ‘The Jump‘.
Pippen opined Curry is not the best player on either the Golden State Warriors or Cleveland Cavaliers, nor is he a dominant player in the controversial clip below.
Via BleacherReport:
“I think we also have to look at it now that he’s not the best player on either team,” Pippen said (h/t CBSSports.com’s Chris Barnewall). “Even though he’s a two-time MVP. Right now, he’s not the best player on his team. He’s not a dominant player. He’s a great player, and the things that he does on the basketball court force Cleveland to have to do things to get the ball out of his hands, but in terms of what LeBron [James] and [Kevin Durant] can do, those guys can dominate you in all areas of the game.”
Pippen’s received tremendous backlash from many on Twitter for his comments.
Scottie Pippen’s ignorance continues. Just said that Steph isn’t a dominant player 😂😂
— Michael Swiatkowski (@MikeSwat19) May 30, 2017
Scottie Pippen don’t watch the games. Steph the best player on the Warriors.
— Cavs in 6 (@Snakeflips) May 30, 2017
Scottie Pippen said Steph isn’t dominant. What is he watching when he sees the W’s play??? Is he blind or just lost his marbles?
— Rinat (@rinat_sportsfan) May 31, 2017
@ScottiePippen really needs to shut up. He never sniffed one MVP let alone two like Steph and never could win w/o MJ. Stop hating.
— Lisa Jaca (@LisaJaca) May 30, 2017
Curry has a chance to make Scottie eat his words starting on Thursday…