'Jordan wasn't part of that team' - Scottie Pippen hated that MJ included his 1994 playoff blunder in The Last Dance

Scottie Pippen's biggest criticism regarding The Last Dance was when Michael Jordan called him selfish for delaying his surgery and then demanding a trade in 1997. But there was another key part of the documentary that the legendary forward did not appreciate.

In Game 3 of the Bulls' 1994 second-round series against the New York Knicks, Pippen controversially refused to enter the court because head coach Phil Jackson picked Toni Kukoc over him to take the game-winning shot. Things got even worse after Kukoc made the shot and won the game for his team.

According to Pippen, that incident shouldn't have been included in the ESPN series because it happened in 1994 and not during the 1997-98 season, which was supposed to be the focus of The Last Dance.

"I felt like the 1.8 seconds should've never been in the documentary," said Pippen. "Michael Jordan wasn't a part of that team. He didn't talk about how he left the team right before training camp."

Pippen called Jordan selfish

Aside from the fact that the incident didn't happen during the last season of the Bulls' dynasty, Pippen also argued that MJ wasn't on that team. Because of that, he said that Mike did not have the right to mention it.

Scottie also felt that "His Airness" should have included himself announcing his first retirement one month prior to the start of the 1993-94 season. He claimed that the decision put the Bulls in a tough spot with little time to make adjustments.

Despite their predicament, the 1994 Bulls posted a 55-27 record without Jordan, just two wins shy of the 57-win total they posted the previous season when MJ was around. The reason behind that was Pippen, who was putting up MVP-worthy numbers for Chicago. But again, that was not mentioned in any of the series' 10 episodes.

MJ ended up apologizing

Pippen went on to say that shortly after that play was shown in the documentary, MJ rang him to apologize. Jordan, however, did not tell him why he allowed it to be included in the 10-part series.

"I asked why he had allowed the 1.8 seconds game to make the final cut," the Bulls forward wrote. "He didn't say much other than to apologize and acknowledge that if it were him, he, too, would be upset. I didn't press any further. I knew it would do no good."

To Mike's credit, The Last Dance included many events that helped shape that 1997-98 championship run. However, because of the sensitivity of that incident, perhaps MJ could have omitted it because it did nothing to enhance the story of how the Bulls won their sixth and final NBA title.