Scottie Pippen Creating Documentary On Bulls’ 1990-91 Championship Season: ‘It’s Going To Be More About The Whole Run Of That Season’

NBA legend Scottie Pippen is creating a documentary about the Chicago Bulls‘ 1990-91 championship season. 

The Bulls won the 1991 title against the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. The doc will focus on the 1990-91 season and the “Game 5” title-clinching ball, which Pippen has. 

“We’re looking to do a documentary on this basketball because we think that there’s a lot of stories to be told,” Pippen told TMZ Sports. “I think that ball really was a start of a dynasty and almost, I want to say, the end of a great dynasty in the Los Angeles Lakers, who we’ve known for many years in the ’80s as Showtime.”

The Bulls won six championships in the ’90s behind Pippen and Michael Jordan. Chicago won titles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998. 

“I think it’s going to be more about the whole run of that season,” Pippen said. “I am working with a team, but my ideal is to see this ball really sort of tell a story of what it was like for basketball in the ’90s and what it was like for our journey to get to that first championship.”

Jordan and Pippen are no longer friends, but they are universally recognized as the greatest duo in NBA history. The Bulls were 514-177 in the regular season when Jordan and Pippen played.

Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks next to Pippen, while Pippen averaged 17.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.9 blocks alongside Jordan. 

“What we’ve done with the ball is we’ve tokenized it and we believe that this ball is a real-world asset,” Pippen said. “And so, we want to make this ball as valuable as possible. So what we’re doing, we’re giving this ball back to the community and allowing them to see the value and also to build the value in this asset.”

Pippen finished his NBA career with averages of 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.8 blocks with the Bulls, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. He made seven All-Star teams, 10 All-Defensive teams and seven All-NBA teams. 

“I’ve held on to this ball and I’ve held it right with my championship rings and also I have six replica championship trophies,” Pippen said. “So I keep it as close to my heart as I do those things because I feel like this ball was something very meaningful for me. Even at the moment when I grabbed it, I just sort of knew that that was going to be a start of something special.”