Scottie Pippen's beef with Charles Barkley is what happens when you don't listen to Michael Jordan

Summary by Krater

This video details the brief, rocky tenure of Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley as teammates on the Houston Rockets in 1998 and 1999, examining how their pre-existing friendship disintegrated under the pressure of poor performance, injuries, and public feuding before Pippen was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.

From the video

Answers: What happened between Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley on the Houston Rockets?

• Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley Rockets tenure
• NBA player feuds and media exchanges
• 1998-1999 Houston Rockets season
• Scottie Pippen trade to Portland Trail Blazers

What it concludes

• Pippen and Barkley went from close friends and All-Star teammates to bitter adversaries during their brief time together on the Houston Rockets in 1999.
• Pippen took a $67 million, 5-year contract to join Houston, while Barkley took a 1-year, $1 million pay cut to help make the salary cap work.
• Injuries, poor play, and high expectations led to intense friction, culminating in Barkley publicly criticizing Pippen and Pippen forcing a trade to Portland.
• Despite their explosive public feud and insults exchanged in the media, Pippen and Barkley eventually reconciled years later in the Hall of Fame.