Did the NBA basketball legend Scottie Pippen just out himself as MAGA?
The answer is we don’t know, but this somewhat cryptic message seems to indicate some sympathy towards the work of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.
As Musk and his team seek to cut vast swathes of the federal government, critics have focused in on his young employees, including one who went by the online name “Big Balls.”
“Big Balls” resigned after he was found to have made racist comments on a burner account, although he has since been brought back to avoid propagating cancel culture.
Amid the controversy, Musk shared a meme in which he jokes about “Big Balls” striking a blow to the federal bureaucracy.
Pippen, meanwhile, responded to the meme with a picture of him holding two large basketballs.
“The bigger the balls, the bigger the legacy,” he wrote.
The bigger the balls, the bigger the legacy. 🏀 @elonmusk https://t.co/42XPnluXRq pic.twitter.com/L0UpdI00UA
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) February 8, 2025
An NBA Hall of Famer best known for his time with the Chicago Bulls, Pippen has never been an outspoken political figure.
However, he was a supporter of Barack Obama and participated