Find out about the wife and the married life of the former professional basketball player Scottie Pippen.
The former professional basketball player Scottie Pippen played in 17 seasons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and was one of the most important players in the club's history.
Looking at the personal life of the athlete, Pippen's been married two times. He was married to Karen McCollum in 1988 and divorced in 1990. He got married to his second wife, Larsa Younan, in 1997 and divorced in 2018. Below, we talk about Scottie Pippen's relationships and married life in detail.
The former basketball player first tied the knot in 1988 with Karen McCollum. Not much is known about Scottie's first wife, and they were married for only two years.
In 1995, Scottie met his second wife, Larsa Younan. They began dating, and after being in a relationship for two years before getting married in 1997. Larsa was a cast member of the reality series 'The Real Housewives of Miami.' She is also known for being Kim Kardashian West's best friend. She has appeared on 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' as well as episodes of 'Kim and Kourtney Take Miami.' Scottie and Larsa were married in 1997 and got divorced in 2018.
Scottie Pippen's second wife was Larsa Younan.
Source: US Weekly
Scottie and Larsa filed for divorce twice. In 2016, the police were called to their home when Larsa stated that Scottie was being aggressive. The former NBA player filed for divorce a few days later.
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Some allegations also followed the divorce. The accusations were that Larsa was cheating with the rapper Future. Larsa denied the claims saying Scottie was just using them for divorce. The two later worked out things between them and got back together. But in 2018, Larsa filed for divorce.
Scottie and Larsa have four children: Scotty Jr. (born in 2000), Preston (born in 2002), Justin (born in 2005), and Sophia Pippen (born in 2008).
Scotty Jr. is a freshman on the basketball team at Southeastern Conference (SEC) Vanderbilt University. Sophia appeared on the first season of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.
Scottie Pippen and Larsa Pippen share four children in total.
Source: Marie Claire
Pippen also has two other children from his previous relationships. He shares a daughter with his former fiancée Yvette De Leon named Sierra Pippen. She was born in 1995. Similarly, Scottie and his former girlfriend, model Sonya Roby, share a daughter named Taylor Pippen (born in 1994). Taylor's twin sister Tyler died nine days after birth. She played volleyball at Southern Illinois University and is now an accountant in Chicago.
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