Scottie Pippen is a little less broke these days

Yahoo ^ | June 29, 2010 | Trey Kerby

[mad puppy]

Though NOT a b-ball fan, I thought Pippen was one of the good guys from back in day, but really, how can he be broke now? My guess is there is going to be a bunch of former professional athletes that show up broke and for a lot of them it is WELL deserved. Sorry. No sympathy from me on this trend.

[daku]

Maybe the jet mechanic had a migraine

[svcw]

Ok, I am sorry but you buy a $4mil anything and don't get an inspection.........it's not the attorney's fault it's yours you moron.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Arguably, the most overrated player in professional sports.

Pippen is in the Hall of Fame you gotta be kidding me. You know which forward who should be on the Hall of Fame but isn't is Robert Horry. He won 7 NBA championships on 3 teams and was one of the best clutch players.

[DallasDeb]

Took 8 years to finish the suit.

[OldDeckHand]

"Pippen is in the Hall of Fame you gotta be kidding me"

Not just the Hall of Fame, but he made the Top 50 list, twice.

When Jordan retired (read: forced gambling ban), Pippen was hapless. This isn't the mark of a hall of famer. Yes, he was Robin to Jordan's Batman, but there's a reason Robin didn't have his own comic book.

[VeniVidiVici]

A million bucks to fix an engine? I would think buying one would be cheaper.

Maybe if he did the work himself he could save a couple thou.

[Moonman62]

I wonder if he’ll ever see any of that $2 million.

[mad puppy]

The day the Dennis Rodman files bankruptcy, will be a good day for me. If ever there was a guy that deserved to be broke for simply being an idiot, it's him.

[Einherjar]

The Federal Government is somehow involved .

nuff said

[Leo Farnsworth]

You would not believe the cost of aircraft parts - new or used for jet or turbojet aircraft.

Additionally, it's likely that BOTH engines needed an overhaul. Why would one engine have less time than the other? (rhetorical, you need not respond). Just likely poor journalism.

[pnh102]

I'm supposed to feel sorry for someone who did not engage in the age old practice of caveat emptor?

Maybe if this guy had tried helping people with his money, like how Manute Bol did, I might shed a tear.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yep. Remember when he got pissed over Toni Kukoc going in and not him?

[Drew68]

but really, how can he be broke now?

Amazing, isn't it? yet this story has been repeated over and over with only the names of the players changing. If you earn $20 million a year but live the life of someone who earns $30 million a year, you will not only wind up broke but in debt. These guys have no concept of money. They spend lavishly on stupid crap then their careers end and they don't have a dime to their name.

If you're rich enough to buy a Gulfstream, you're rich enough to charter a Gulfstream on an "as needed" basis. And then you don't have to worry about missed inspections and new engines while still flying in style. I don't care how rich you are, unless owning your own jet actually saves you money (meaning it gets used for business on a regular basis), it's a pointless, expensive vanity.

[Biblebelter]

The NBA players will NEVER go on strike or engage in a work stoppage. It is widely known that a majority of these millionaire ass clowns live paycheck to paycheck just like most of us poor suckers in America whose paychecks are not in seven figures.

[OldDeckHand]

"Yep. Remember when he got pissed over Toni Kukoc going in and not him?"

Yes. He walked off and pouted like a little b1tch.

[Professional]

60% of NBA, 80% of NFL players are bankrupt 2 years after leaving the game.

I’m thinking it’s only the greedy Amish ones that don’t go broke.

[SES1066]

...it's not the attorney's fault it's yours you moron.

I beg to disagree in as far as the facts are presented here. This appears to me to be a (far more expensive) same type of transaction as buying a house and finding that the title is not guaranteed in spite of a title policy. If I had a real estate lawyer guiding me and this happened, I too would sue and expect to win.

Fiduciary failure when you are paying for professional service is failure to do your job. Obviously the court case was argued over how and why this error was missed but right now it looks like the lawyer needs to have his insurance firm cough up the dough.

[svcw]

If you had to do a complete over haul of all engines, the cost is not out of line.
Basically at that level it is a total rebuild. Who knows if proper maintenance was ever done and just caught at the sale.
The guy was an idiot to not check hours on the engines before purchase.

[svcw]

When I have purchased houses, I hire professional inspectors so I know what I am getting. When I buy a used car I get an inspection before purchase. I would do the same if buying a plane.