Scottie Pippen revealed Wednesday that his decades-long relationship with the Chicago Bulls has come to an end after he was fired from his advisory role with the team earlier this season.
"I didn't really want it to be out in the public, but I'm no longer employed by the Bulls," Pippen said on an episode of the "Thuzio Live & Unfiltered" podcast that was taped at All-Star Weekend in Chicago.
Despite his revelation, Pippen - along with fellow 1990s Bulls mainstays Toni Kukoc and Horace Grant - remains listed on the executive directory as a special advisor to team president and chief operating officer Michael Reinsdorf.
In any case, the Hall of Famer appeared to be taking his dismissal in stride. He joked that the decision "probably is a good thing" since he prefers "to associate myself with winning."
Since Pippen's initial 11-season run in Chicago concluded in 1998, the Bulls have qualified for the postseason 11 times. They've been ousted in the first round on seven occasions and have made just one conference finals in that span.
