Michael Jordan Thought It Was Valuable For Scottie Pippen To Play Without Him In 1993-94: 'It Exposed Him To A Lot Of The Sheltering That I Gave Him'

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Michael Jordan Thought It Was Valuable For Scottie Pippen To Play Without Him In 1993-94: 'It Exposed Him To A Lot Of The Sheltering That I Gave Him'

Michael Jordan thought it was valuable for Scottie Pippen to play without him during the 1993-94 NBA season.  Jordan retired in 1993 to play baseball following the tragic murder of his father.  “I think it exposed him to a lot of the sheltering that I gave him,” Jordan told SLAM in 1997. “So I think he had a better understanding about the game. He became better, once I came back. And we became better as a tandem, once I came back.” The Chicago B…