Scottie Pippen
Chronology
| 1965 | Born September 25 in Hamburg, Arkansas |
| 1983 | Begins stint as team manager and point guard while student at University of Central Arkansas |
| 1987 | Drafted fifth overall by Seattle SuperSonics and immediately traded to Chicago Bulls |
| 1988 | Moves to starting lineup of Bulls in point forward position |
| 1990 | Divorces first wife Karen McCollum after two-year marriage |
| 1991 | Named to first of many NBA All-Star teams |
| 1992 | Member of U.S. Olympic Basketball "Dream Team" in Barcelona, Spain |
| 1993 | Breaks string of consecutive games with suspension for throwing a punch at an opposing player |
| 1993 | Takes on-court leadership role of Bulls after Jordan temporarily retires |
| 1994 | Refuses to play final 1.8 seconds of Game 3 against New York Knicks in Eastern Conference semifinals |
| 1995 | Ordered by court to pay model Sonya Roby $10,000 for maternity costs involved in bearing his twin daughters in 1994 |
| 1995 | Arrested on charge of domestic battery filed against him by ex-fiancee Yvette DeLeone |
| 1996 | Member of gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team in Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1996 | Earns $7 million in product endorsements with Ameritech, Frito Lay, Ginsana, Mazda, Nike, and others |
| 1997 | Wins fourth national basketball championship with Chicago Bulls |
| 1997 | Lands role on NBC Wednesday-night sitcom Chicago Sons |
| 1997 | Marries second wife, a former model |
| 1997 | Undergoes surgery to correct a sports-related injury to his left foot |
| 1998 | Signs 5-year contract for $67.2 million with Houston Rockets |
| 1999 | Charged with misdemeanor DWI in Harris county, Texas and released after posting $500 bail |
| 1999 | Traded to Portland Trailblazers |
| 2002 | Finishes college degree in kinesiology begun in 1983 |
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