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Scottie Pippen Tokenizes 1991 Chicago Bulls Game 5 Championship Ball on Blockchain
Scottie Pippen is making history using cryptocurrency.
He took to X/Twitter to announce that it will tokenize the 1991 NBA championship ball on Blockchain. This comes just days after it posted an “exciting” new project in the works.
Here’s what he wrote on Monday: “There’s something BIG coming to the blockchain! It’s a secret for now… but I’ll send a private link to 10 people who will RETWEETER this. Stay tuned!”
33 years ago, the ICONIC Game 5 ball marked the beginning of the Bulls dynasty. Known as the Holy Grail of real-world sports items, we are tokenizing it and making history for the first time on the blockchain. Discover Italian: https://t.co/QUmbKM1siu and follow @Gioco5Palla for more! photo.twitter.com/oSP9zL4kxR
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) July 25, 2024
Thirty-three years ago, it was Pippen who held the ball as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 1991 NBA Finals. It was the first of six championships for the Bulls in eight years during the 1990s.
Years later, Pippen is capitalizing on the story in a new way.
Pippen is a strong believer in cryptocurrency. In 2022, he started his own collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). He started X/Twitter to thank her followers after her collection sold out.
SOLD OUT 🙌🏾
I’m honored, thank you 🙏🏾Italian: https://t.co/R51d6Y3EmS @offshore @orangecometnft @broome88 @dantenaut photo.twitter.com/uKi2apeMdX
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) December 20, 2022
Recently, Pippen has been interacting with his followers on social media about cryptocurrency issues. He started a debate about whether to invest in Ethereum or Solana blockchains. His response has generated over 5,000 comments.
In light of this announcement, Michael Staylor, co-creator of the giant MicroStrategy, responded to Pippen on X/Twitter with tips on how to invest in Bitcoin.
Pippen has established a website as well as a Page X/Twitter for the new ball project.
Zachary Draves is a Back In The Day NBA contributor. You can reach him at zdraves1013@gmail.com and on Instagram @zdraves0633.