Scottie Pippen Announces
Death of His Oldest Child, Antron.
On Monday, former
NBA star Scottie Pippen
announced that his firstborn
son, Antron, had died.
The 55-year-old broke
the news on Instagram.
Pippen spoke fondly of
Antron, reminiscing
on their mutual “love
for basketball.”.
The two of us shared a love for
basketball and we had countless
conversations about the game, Scottie Pippen, via Instagram.
Antron played for both
South Georgia Technical
College and Texas
A&M International.
Antron suffered from chronic
asthma and if he hadn't had it,
I truly believe he would've made
it to the NBA. He never let that
get him down, though … , Scottie Pippen, via Instagram.
Pippen went on to express that he was
“proud of the man [his son] became.”.
Pippen ended his post by
asking his followers to keep all
of Antron’s “family and friends”
in their “thoughts and prayers.”.
A kind heart and beautiful soul
gone way too soon. I love you, son,
rest easy until we meet again, Scottie Pippen, via Instagram