One Scottie Pippen can hide another. Last night, Scottie Pippen Jr., the leader of the Memphis Grizzlies, distinguished himself by achieving a triple double during his team’s victory (128-104) against the Washington Wizards of Frenchman Bilal Coulibaly (10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists) and Alexandre Sarr (8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists).
Thanks to his 11 points, his 10 rebounds and his 11 assists, the son of the six-time NBA champion in the 1990s brought back good memories to those who had seen his father play under the colors of the Bulls. And thus wrote a new line in the history of the NBA: it is the first time that a father and his son both achieved a triple double in the North American league.
However, the road is long for the 23-year-old leader to match his father, author of 17 triple-doubles in his entire career.
Starting for the first time this season in place of Ja Morant, Scottie Pippen Jr. benefited from the help of his teammates to achieve this new performance for him. “We tried to allow him to get these two passes [pour valider le triple double] », indicated Santi Aldama after the meeting.
This story between a father and his son is reminiscent of that experienced by LeBron and Bronny James who were able to play together on the same floor. It was at the beginning of October, during a preseason meeting, the first time that a father-son duo played together in a match.
