Jordan-Pippen Reunited? Larsa, Marcus Confirm Romance On Instagram

Marcus Jordan and Larsa Pippen have made their relationship Instagram official.

The 32-year-old former UCF Knights player and the 48-year-old "Real Housewives of Miami" star sparked romance rumors last year after being spotted cozying up together and packing on the PDA during several outings, according to Page Six.

On Monday, Pippen appeared to confirm their romance by posting on Instagram a photo of them cozying up together at the Jordan family's retail boutique in Orlando, Florida.

In the snap, Jordan has his arm wrapped around her shoulders as she holds his hand. The socialite wore distressed denim shorts, a mesh see-trough black top, sunglasses and white Nike Air Max 97. The retired baller sported a black Jordan shirt paired with rocked-patterned red pants, a black baseball cap and black sneakers.

The photo was taken in front of the Trophy Room boutique's huge floral arrangement in the shape of NBA star Michael Jordan's iconic No. 23 jersey. Marcus is the second oldest son of the retired Hall of Fame basketball player.

"Checks over stripes @trophyroomstore," Pippen captioned the snapshot, seemingly professing her loyalty to not only her ex-husband Scottie Pippen's rival but also Nike.

"Checks" refer to Nike, with which the Jordans collaborated for the popular Air Jordan franchise, while "stripes" signify the shoe retailer's biggest competition, Adidas, according to Page Six.

Larsa and Marcus were first romantically linked after they were spotted on what appeared to be a double date at the Japanese restaurant Zuma in Miami in September 2022, TMZ reported.

An unnamed source, however, spoke to TMZ Sports and denied the dating speculations at the time, saying that Larsa and Marcus were "strictly friends."

Larsa addressed the romance rumors with Marcus during an interview with Page Six last month.

"We are friends. We've been friends for the last couple of years, and I'm in a place right now where I'm finally open to dating," she told the outlet. "Every time I'm seen out with someone, [people] make it out to be more than it actually is, and it's normally nothing."

"So, yeah, I'm just dating right now and focusing on my businesses, my family, and having fun," she added without mentioning who she was dating at the time. "People want to label your relationship when they don't know what it is. But I don't really care what other people think."

Earlier this month, the pair were spotted sharing a kiss while they were out taking a stroll in Miami Beach. Multiple unnamed sources confirmed to People that Larsa and Marcus are "dating and happy."

"It is still casual and they're having fun," one source told the outlet. "She's trying her best to keep it quiet and not make a big deal out of it. They see each other at least a few times a week."

Larsa was previously married to Scottie Pippen, 57, from 1997 until their divorce was finalized in 2021. They share children Scotty Jr., Preston, Justin and Sophia.

The retired basketball player shared a friendship with Marcus' father and Scottie's fellow Chicago Bulls teammate Michael, 59, in the 1980s and 1990s.

But Scottie and Michael had a public falling out, which was brought up on ESPN's "The Last Dance" docuseries in 2020, according to the New York Post.

In the second episode of the series, Michael called Scottie "selfish" for waiting until the start of the 1997-98 season to have surgery and speculated that the latter did it to "stick it" to the Bulls management for underpaying him.

Meanwhile, Scottie alleged in his memoir "Unguarded" that he was "nothing more than a prop" during their time with the Bulls, while Michael was the "leading man and the director."

Scottie was also often described as "soft" in Michael's docuseries, which did not sit well with him at all.

"I don't think it was that accurate in terms of really defining what was accomplished in one of the greatest eras of basketball, but also by two of the greatest players – and one could even put that aside and say the greatest team of all time," Scottie told The Guardian after he was asked about the docuseries' accuracy.

He continued, "I didn't think those things stood out in the documentary. I thought it was more about Michael trying to uplift himself and be glorified. I think it also backfired to some degree in that people got a chance to see what kind of personality Michael had."

Scottie said that he let Michael know that he wasn't "pleased" with his portrayal in the docuseries and claimed that the latter "accepted" his criticism and told him, "Hey, you're right."