For a while, it looked like the dumbest thing that might happen in the world of athletics this week would be Scottie Pippen's unfortunate proclamation that, while Michael Jordan might be the best scorer in the history of the NBA, LeBron James might be the best all-time player. The comments, which came May 27 on ESPN's Mike & Mike show, were especially juicy, of course, considering the fact Pippen rode Jordan's coattails to like, a gazillion NBA titles in the ‘90s (technically he was a seven-time All Star, but whatever ... Tony Kukoc was cooler).

You'd think a guy would be grateful. You'd think a former teammate would show Jordan a little respect.

You'd think a former NBA player might be familiar with names like Wilt Chamberlin and Bill Russell.

Then again, Pippen isn't exactly known for his good sense. Mark Riddix of Investopedia, in a story reposted on Yahoo Sports, has reported Pippen "lost $120 million in career earnings due to poor financial planning and bad business ideas," and in his prime "blew $27 million on bad investments and spent $4.3 million on a Gulfstream II corporate jet."

History shows us that looking for good sense from Scottie Pippen is too much to ask.

In fact, we should probably just stop asking him questions all together.

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