We all know Michael Jordan loves betting. And we all know Scottie Pippen is planning a return to the game because he’s over $5 million in debt. Unfortunately, the two facts crossed paths far too much. AOL Fanhouse is reporting that throughout their NBA careers, Jordan consistently took thousands from Pippen during games. I’m a big Michael Jordan fan and I’m sure most everyone is. But this is a real dick move to do towards a friend. Jordan allegedly knew the results of scoreboard games and would bet Pippen.

Curious, he asks one of the Bulls’ staffers what’s up and learns what he is seeing is actually a dry run-through of the night’s in-game entertainment, in which the jumbotron and M&M race factor prominently. (I’m pretty sure this was before shooting t-shirts out of an air cannon captivated a nation.) Naturally, MJ wanted to know if the winner of the race was predetermined. Of course the 8-bit graphics betrayed the answer: a resounding “yes”.

So later that night, Phil calls a time out and Jordan & co. repair to the bench. As he’s sitting down, he looks up at the jumbotron to see the M&M race about to start. So he nudges Scottie.

MJ: “Bet you 5 grand yellow takes this.”

Pip: “Bet.”

Everyone knows those games are predetermined and it takes all of two or three games to notice a pattern. I’ve been at games during the “Hat Shuffle”, where the winner was simply the one to the left of the starting spot. If the Green M&M is dancing before the race, that means yellow wins. You would think Pippen would have caught on to Jordan’s expertise in picking M&M races. Apparently not.

I guess this backs up the saying “If you’re friend is an idiot, take his money and put him millions into debt.” Oh wait, that saying doesn’t exist. For being such a loyal running mate, Pippen sure got screwed by His Airness. It’s a real dick move. What’s next? Is Charles Barkley going to confess that Jordan shanked his hamstrings on the last hole of a $100,000 match?