Everything Larsa Pippen has said about her romance with Marcus Jordan

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Friends for lovers! Larsa Piper initially denied any romantic connection with Marcus Jordanbut after they went public with their relationship, she didn’t hesitate to gush about her beau.

The Real housewives from Miami star explained in February 2023 that the duo had met and befriended four years earlier after connecting at a party. “We have a lot of mutual friends, so we’re sort of in the same circle,” the reality star said during an interview with Tamron halladding that they “have everything in common”.

The Peacock personality revealed that the pair’s friendship turned romantic after she realized she was “jealous” when she saw Jordan talking to another woman. “It was weird because I’m not really the jealous person, but I was jealous of the situation,” Larsa Marie’s designer told me. People in February 2023. “And then I thought maybe I really like him. That kind of sealed the deal.”

While the pair may have many friends in common, one of their biggest similarities stems from their strong connection to the NBA. Marcus is the son of basketball icon Michael Jordanwhile Larsa was previously married to the former Chicago Bulls forward Scott Piper. Michael and Scottie played together for more than a decade with the Bulls, leading the team to six NBA championships in the 1990s.

While Scottie and Larsa — who share sons Scotty Jr., Preston and Justin, and daughter Sophia — have maintained an amicable relationship since their split in 2018, the same can’t be said for Scottie and his former teammate. The Arkansas native wasn’t happy with the way he was portrayed in the 2020 docuseries The last dancewhich focused on Michael’s quest to win one last championship with the Bulls.

“They glorified Michael Jordan while not giving nearly enough praise to me and my proud teammates,” Scottie wrote in his memoir, Unattended, which hit shelves in November 2021. “Michael deserved a big chunk of the debt. The producers had granted him editorial control over the final product. The doc could not have been released otherwise. He was the protagonist and the director.”

Larsa, for her part, has seemingly tried to stay out of the drama between the two athletes, focusing instead on her romance with Marcus. When the pair made their romance official on Instagram in January 2023, they posed for a floral arrangement that nodded to Marcus’ dad. “✔️Checks over stripes🏆,” Larsa wrote via Instagram at the time alongside a photo of the couple modeling Michael’s Bulls jersey.

“Larsa and Marcus are still trying to play it coy [but] it’s very clear to everyone around them that the chemistry is off the charts and they are crazy about each other,” a source told exclusive Us weekly that same month. “They have been friends for years. She is super comfortable with him and has always said that he would be a big catch for anyone.

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