Before 'The Last Dance,' Scottie Pippen delivered six words of trash talk that changed NBA history

Posted Jul 6, 2020
A future Hall of Famer, at this point Scottie Pippen remains something of an introvert, the guy who shrank from this exact kind of late-game spotlight in the 1990 and 1994 playoffs. But with 9.2 seconds left and Malone at the foul line with a chance to seal the win, Pippen conjures and delivers the single greatest line of trash talk in sports history. (ESPN.com)

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