Title: Scotty Pippen Jr.
Content:  Pippen was born in Portland, Oregon, while his father was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. From his father's previous relationships, he has four older half siblings: Antron, Sierra, Taylor and Tyler. Antron and Tyler Pippen are both deceased. He has three younger full siblings: Preston, Justin, and Sophia. From kindergarten to tenth grade, Scotty attended Pine Crest School in Florida where he gave his first post game interview as a sophomore. Then before his junior year, his family moved to the LA area and he transferred to Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California which had a more competitive basketball team. At Sierra, he played alongside Marvin Bagley III, Kenyon Martin Jr. and Cassius Stanley. As a senior, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game and helped his team win the California Interscholastic Federation Open Division state title. Pippen competed for the Oakland Soldiers on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He committed to playing college basketball for Vanderbilt over offers from Washington State, San Francisco, Colorado State, UC Santa Barbara and Hofstra.
Title: Scottie Pippen
Content:  Pippen was born in Hamburg, Arkansas, to Ethel (1924–2016) and Preston Pippen (1920–1990). He has 11 older siblings. His mother was 6 ft tall and his father was 6 ft, and all of their children were tall, with Pippen being the tallest. His parents could not afford to send their other children to college. His father worked in a paper mill until suffering from a stroke that paralyzed his right side, prevented him from walking, and affected his speech. Pippen attended Hamburg High School. Playing point guard, he led his team to the state playoffs and earned all-conference honors as a senior, but was not offered any college scholarships.
Title: Pippen
Content: Cotton Pippen (1911–1981), American baseball pitcher ; Kavion Pippen (born 1996), American basketball player ; Lovetta Pippen (21st century), American singer ; Scottie Pippen (born 1965), American basketball player ; Scotty Pippen Jr. (born 2000), son of the above; American basketball player Pippen is a surname. People with the name include: 
Title: Scotty Pippen Jr.
Content:  Pippen is the son of Hall of Fame basketball player Scottie Pippen who won six NBA championships during his 17-year career in the league and Larsa Pippen (née Younan).
Title: Scotty Pippen Jr.
Content:  Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. (born November 10, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Title: Scotty Pippen Jr.
Content:  On November 20, 2019, Pippen scored a freshman season-high 21 points in a 90–72 win over Austin Peay. In his regular season finale on March 7, 2020, he scored 21 points for a second time in an 83–74 victory over South Carolina. As a freshman, Pippen averaged 12 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team honors. In his sophomore season, he assumed a leading role with the departures of Aaron Nesmith and Saben Lee. On December 27, Pippen scored 30 points in an 87–50 win over Alcorn State. On January 9, 2021, he recorded his first double-double, with 18 points and 12 assists in an 84–81 loss to Mississippi State. On January 27, Pippen scored 32 points in a 78–71 loss to Florida. As a sophomore, he averaged 20.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. On April 10, 2021, Pippen declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He was not selected, thus continuing in college for another year. In December 7, 2021, Pippen made a last second 3 to tie the game against Temple.
Title: Scottie Pippen
Content:  Although his given name is spelled "Scotty" on his birth certificate, Pippen usually goes by "Scottie". His nephew, Kavion Pippen, plays basketball for Étoile Sportive de Radès. Pippen has been married twice, first marrying Karen McCollum in 1988. They had a son named Antron (December 29, 1987 – April 18, 2021) before divorcing in 1990. He married Larsa Younan in 1997, who later became a Real Housewives of Miami star. They have four children: Scotty Jr. (b. November 10, 2000), Preston (b. August 26, 2002), Justin (b. July 11, 2005), and Sophia (b. December 26, 2008). Though Pippen filed for divorce in 2016, he later dropped it, but Larsa filed for divorce in 2018, which became final in early 2021. 
Title: Scottie Pippen
Content:  traps. He was also capable of chasing down an opposing player in transition to block shots from behind. On offense, Pippen relied primarily on his remarkable athleticism to gain an advantage over his defender; he slashed towards the basket for higher percentage shots. Early in his career, Pippen was not an adept jump shooter; he struggled when shooting directly on a line to the basket. He favored shooting his jump shots—mid-range and three-pointers—on an angle. He could regularly bank the ball off the backboard into the basket. He honed his jump shot over the course of his career and became more effective at scoring from distance later in his career.
Title: Scottie Pippen
Content:  Jr. is a junior on the basketball team at Vanderbilt University, and Sophia appeared on the first season of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. Pippen also has a daughter named Sierra (b. February 17, 1995) with his former fiancée Yvette De Leon, and a daughter named Taylor (b. July 20, 1994) with his former girlfriend Sonya Roby. Taylor's twin sister, Tyler, died nine days after birth. Taylor played volleyball at Southern Illinois University while majoring in accounting. Pippen developed a reputation for being a poor tipper at restaurants, earning him the nickname "No Tippin' Pippen". Shortly after retiring, Pippen learned that his financial adviser Robert Lunn, whom he claimed had been recommended by the Bulls, was under investigation for bank 
Title: Scottie Pippen
Content:  In his third game of the tour, Pippen registered 21 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals in 30 minutes in a 102–74 Sundsvall Dragons win over Akropol of Rinkeby. The Dragons paid Pippen $66,000 for his appearance.

Question: what was scottie pippen known for?
Answer: Basketball player.