
Just about enough for a team of basketball players! NBA legend Scottie PippenHe has been blessed with eight children over the years.
The NBA icon began his family in 1987 with his then-girlfriend (and his future wife). Karen McCollumAntron Pippen was their only child. Although they were married one year later, their marriage was short-lived. The twosome split in 1990. Scottie announced that Antron, who was 33 years old, had died in April 2021.
“I’m heartbroken to share that yesterday, I said goodbye to my firstborn son Antron. The two of us shared a love for basketball and we had countless conversations about the game,” the former Chicago Bulls player shared via social media at the time. “Antron suffered from chronic asthma and if he hadn’t had it, I truly believe he would’ve made it to the NBA. He never let that get him down, though Antron stayed positive and worked hard, and I am so proud of the man that he became.”
In 1994, Scottie welcomed two more children — twins Taylor and Tyler — this time with model Sonya Roby. However, Tyler died nine days after her birth.
In February 1995, Scottie welcomed daughter Sierra with then-fiancée Yvette De Leon — and two years later, he tied the knot with Larsa Pippen, with whom he would continue to welcome sons Scotty Jr.(born 2000), Preston (1902), Justin (born 2005), Justin (born 2006), and Sophia (born 2008.
Scotty Jr. followed in his father’s athletic footsteps, becoming a renowned basketball player at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University before going on to sign his first NBA contract in June 2022. Scotty Jr. was signed to the Los Angeles Lakers in June 2022. Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef O’Neal.
“I’m very proud of him,” Scottie told People September 2022. “As a father, I can’t continue to lead or guide him on the court. At some point, I took my own wings and went and he will do the same.”
Scotty Jr. always remembers his dad being there for him.
“I’m just used to people always wanting pictures and autographs from him, so I’ve been around it my whole life,” the Lakers player told the outlet. “But even when I was in college, we talked every day. He went to all my games.”
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