Scottie Pippen was just inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. His shirt number 33 was retired and a bronze statue is being created to honor him and his fantastic NBA career. Scottie said the honor is “beyond words.” Loren would say “It's about time.”
Loren always said that Scottie Pippen made Michael Jordan great They were partners, equal partners, he said. Loren saw beyond the Jordan mystique (although he certainly acknowledged his great talent) and recognized early on the important role Pippen played for Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Loren liked Scottie as a person, too, up from poverty, self-effacing, generous, kind.
That was just like Loren. He went beyond the surface appearance of things, delved deeply, had a great perspective. How I miss it. How I miss Loren. No one can ever replace my brother in my life.
The void is immeasurable, dark and deep, like the woods Robert Frost encountered one snowy evening. Loren, too, had promises to keep, and miles to go before he slept beyond the reach of those who loved him. Oh Robert Frost, if you only knew my brother, you would know how much the woods miss him, how much we miss him. And you would write a special poem only for Loren.
Only Loren could tell me about Scottie and the meaning of his life. Only Loren. No one else.
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