Jesus, this is like ROCKY BALBOA but with hoops.

Pippen has the right to play as long as he both can possibly, and want to, play.

Regardless of his last few seasons, or even his return to basketball, he's a future Basketball Hall of Famer. That's a foregone conclusion. His 2nd go-around won't hurt him.

He would be a good bench player for 10-15 minutes. The initial idea of him supporting the Phil Jackson regime for the Lakers is nice, but it won't happen, or maybe it could. I just still vividly remember Pippen refusing to get up from the bench for that critical game. I'm sure Jackson is still pissed about that. Hell, Kobe Bryant is a more dependable player, and he's the rapist on the squad.

P.S. - Am I the only one that thought Pippen SUCKED as an analyst for ESPN?