Meanwhile, an awesome father and son NBA story that gets way less hype also exists.

Scottie Pippen is an iconic player in NBA history, and easily one of the 50 best players ever.

While technically a “Robin”, that’s simply because the “Batman” was Michael goddamn Jordan.

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Pippen was that dude, a complete two way monster.

As it turns out, his kid isn’t too shabby either.

Just like last year, another 12.6/3.9/5.9 on 48/40% splits.

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He’s been awesome.

Hard to imagine the Lakers couldn’t figure that out.

This is what sports is all about.

The career night performance just so happens to be something that only your Dad had done?

My brain and eyes are looking for easter eggs and clues everywhere I look.

Something’s at play there, I just have no idea what it is.

This isn’t the case of a son of a legend getting an NBA handout.