NBA News: Ex-Pro Who Torched Warriors As Rookie Defends Brooklyn Nets Star

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen continues to draw criticism for the comments he made on Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.

This time around is ex-NBA player Brandon Jennings who gave his take, believing that Pippen’s accomplishments do not pan up with what the 2014 NBA MVP has accomplished thus far.

The native of Virginia gave his take on the exchange between the two but felt that Pippen’s accomplishments as an NBA player cannot compare to that of Durant’s.

Although the 55-year-old has four more rings compared to KD, Jennings feels that it goes beyond that when he spoke to TMZ Sports.

"I mean if I'm KD I wouldn't listen to Scottie," Jennings said on Thursday. "I mean, KD is better than Scottie."

As far as the difference in NBA ring count, Jennings believes that their scenarios were far different.

Durant lacked help but did the best he could to keep the Golden State Warriors afloat.

Pippen had that chance when Michael Jordan left the Bulls in the 90s but was unable to prove that he could be “The Man.”

"At the end of the day, KD was shorthanded, and at the end of the day, he did the best that he could do just like when Mike left the Bulls back in the 90s and Scottie had a chance to be the man," the 31-year-old cager stated.

Pippen drew flak in an interview with GQ stating that Durant’s selfishness cost the Nets a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

This did not sit well with the 11-time All-Star.

Durant went back in time to remind Pippen of his shortcomings. He referred to the final seconds of the 1993 NBA semi-finals, where Phil Jackson drew up a play for Toni Kukoc instead of him.

Jennings last saw action in the NBA with the Bucks in 2018. Before injuries hampered his career, the 10th overall pick of the 2009 Draft drew attention in his seventh game as a pro.

He unloaded 55 points against the Golden State Warriors to break the most points ever to be scored by a rookie as a Buck and register his feat in history books as the second-highest total for a player under 21.