The basketball community was left in a state of shock earlier this decade when the sheer extent of the strained relationship between Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen became glaringly obvious. While it was always common knowledge that they never shared a brotherly bond, the massive divide between the two former teammates caught everyone off guard.
Things only went downhill after the release of "The Last Dance", the documentary chronicling the Chicago Bulls' final championship season alongside Jordan's ascent to the apex of the sports world. Pip took serious offense to the doc, resentful that MJ had once again positioned himself as the sole focus.
You could say things officially reached a boiling point when Scottie's ex-wife, Larsa , started dating Michael's son, Marcus . The couple dominated headlines wherever they went, and the public was fascinated by the fact that the son of an NBA icon had absolutely no issue with his partner being 16 years older or with his partner owning an "OnlyFans" account.
"I don't have an issue with it. No, I don't have a problem with it," Marcus said on their podcast. "I think as long as it makes you happy, you enjoy it, and, you know, look, if it's a source of income for you, like I would never wanna, you know, block your success or your well-being. And so, you know, I think as long as you enjoy it."
Larsa, who over the years became famous not just for her ties to the six-time NBA champion but also for her stints on reality TV shows like "The Real Housewives of Miami" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", once again found herself at the center of the media spotlight.
During the course of their relationship, MJ himself made it clear that he did not approve of his son dating the ex-wife of the man he had reached the absolute pinnacle of his life with, a stance that reportedly took a negative toll on Larsa .
Still, the couple dated for nearly two years. Throughout that entire stretch, Larsa stayed consistent with her income stream, despite the heavy baggage of being the ex-wife of one of the most recognizable basketball figures of the golden era and the girlfriend of the GOAT consensus's son.
Suddenly, the names of the legendary 1992 Barcelona Dream Team teammates were being dragged through the media cycle all over again, only this time, it had absolutely nothing to do with the historic success they achieved together on the hardwood. Yet Marcus eventually claimed that Michael had given his blessing to the relationship with Larsa.
"I think the main thing for my dad was like, 'Look, you're a grown adult, a grown-a— man. You're a grown-a— man, you can make your own decisions.' Ultimately, as long as I'm happy, he's happy. You know, he's never intervened in my dating life prior to Larsa, and he's not going to start now," Marcus said in one of his previous interviews.
Both Larsa and Marcus later denied knowing each other on a deeper level before officially connecting at an event in 2022, shutting down insinuations that Larsa was now with a man she had once babysat and watched grow up.
It was an incredibly tricky period for both families, purely because everything was playing out under a massive public microscope where their every move and sentence was scrutinized down to the finest detail. When the couple finally split, the Assyrian-American native admitted that they had irreconcilable differences.
She later confessed to feeling public shame after the breakup , noting that they had both tried so hard to project an image to the outside world that this wasn't an unnatural situation. Ultimately, the collateral damage suffered by both families was irreparable — but in the end, that didn't stop the mother of four from continuing to push forward with her "OnlyFans" account.
This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Jun 11, 2026, where it first appeared in the Off The Court section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
