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Scottie Pippen has promoted a token based around a ball in the 1991 NBA finals.Photograph: Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images
Scottie Pippen is selling out his NBA legacy again, to be world champion of crypto.
In his heyday, the hall of famer was happy to be the Robin to Michael Jordan’s Batman. But time, Netflix’s Last Dance documentary and the compounding embarrassment of his public divorce from the ex-girlfriend of Jordan’s eldest son, Marcus, appear to have made him so bitter about playing second fiddle that he has apparently moved to contemplating whether the NBA’s 90s dynasty needed another hero.
“How many championships would we have won with @ElonMusk? 🤔” Pippen wondered on X. Included with the post was an AI-generated photo of a ripped Musk off the dribble, packed crowd at his back, in a Bulls jersey. The responses had users questioning Scottie Pippen’s state of mind and posting Musk’s awkward stage jumping at a Donald Trump campaign rally as proof of the X owner’s lack of athletic ability. At last check the post had more than 27m views – attention Pippen hoped to draw to his latest project: a new cryptocurrency that attempts to tokenize the basketball the Bulls used to beat the Lakers for the first of their six championships. “I think the game 5 ball that I have is very recognizable to some degree,” he told TMZ Sports, “and what we’re trying to do is make it a real-world asset.”
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You may have noticed: crypto has taken US sports by storm. Stadiums, jerseys and equipment are covered in logos for different coins or exchanges – few more prominent than the Lakers home, Crypto.com Arena. Many fans use cryptocurrency to place bets and buy special privileges with their favorite teams. Increasingly, athletes are getting in on the action too, promoting the industry as if it were just another shoe or sports drink. When Odell Beckham Jr signed with the Los Angeles Rams in the middle of the 2021 season and asked to receive his estimated $750,000 base pay in crypto, the wide receiver was panned…
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Author : The Guardian
Publish date : 2024-12-13 11:00:00
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