Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 HR 1064 3
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7	7	By: Representatives Hawk, Vaught, Brooks, M. Brown, Beaty Jr., Childress 5
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10	10	HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
11	11	TO RECOGNIZE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND 9
12	12	NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION STAR SCOTTIE PIPPEN 10
13	13	FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS 11
14	14	COMMUNITY, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE NATION, AND THE 12
15	15	WORLD. 13
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19	19	TO RECOGNIZE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL 17
20	20	ARKANSAS AND NATIONAL BASKETBALL 18
21	21	ASSOCIATION STAR SCOTTIE PIPPEN FOR HIS 19
22	22	ACHIEVEMENTS AND FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS 20
23	23	TO HIS COMMUNITY, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, 21
24	24	THE NATION, AND THE WORLD. 22
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26	26	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen is one of the most talented and successful 24
27	27	athletes from the State of Arkansas, and one of the most talented and 25
28	28	successful athletes ever to play the game of basketball; and 26
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30	30	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen was born on September 25, 1965, in Hamburg, 28
31	31	Arkansas, to Preston and Ethel Pippen, and he was the youngest of their 29
32	32	twelve (12) children; and 30
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34	34	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen played baseball, football, and basketball as a 32
35	35	child, but he most wanted to imitate basketball stars such as Julius "Dr. J" 33
36	36	Erving despite the fact that Pippen was only six feet, one inch (6'1") tall 34
37	37	and one hundred fifty pounds (150 lbs.) as a high school senior; and 35
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41	41	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen led Hamburg High School to the state basketball 1
42	42	playoffs and was named to the all -conference team, but no colleges recruited 2
43	43	him or offered him a basketball scholarship at that time, yet he was offered 3
44	44	a position with the basketball team at the University of Central Arkansas in 4
45	45	Conway as student manager of the team; and 5
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47	47	WHEREAS, during his four (4) years at the University of Central 7
48	48	Arkansas, Scottie Pippen grew to six feet, eight inches (6'8") tall and two 8
49	49	hundred ten pounds (210 lbs.), and he grew in skill and experience as a 9
50	50	basketball player because the team allowed him to play all five (5) positions 10
51	51	on the team; and 11
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53	53	WHEREAS, the University of Central Arkansas won conference 13
54	54	championships during Scottie Pippen's junior and senior years, and he was 14
55	55	twice voted onto the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes All -15
56	56	America team; and 16
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58	58	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen was selected in the first round as the fifth 18
59	59	overall pick in the 1987 National Basketball Association draft and was 19
60	60	immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of a deal because the Bulls 20
61	61	desired Pippen's unique skills; and 21
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63	63	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen quickly became an essential member of the 23
64	64	Chicago Bulls team, and, like his sensational teammate Michael Jordan, Pippen 24
65	65	excelled in all aspects of the game; and 25
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67	67	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan were the only players on the 27
68	68	Chicago Bulls team to participate in both strings of Chicago Bulls team 28
69	69	championships from 1991 through 1993 and from 1996 through 1998; and 29
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71	71	WHEREAS, during his professional basketball career, Scottie Pippen 31
72	72	scored eighteen thousand nine hundred forty (18,940) points, earned six 32
73	73	thousand one hundred thirty -five (6,135) assists, and secured two thousand 33
74	74	three hundred seven (2,307) steals; and 34
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76	76	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen also set Chicago Bulls records for the most 36 HR1064
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79	79	three-point baskets made at six hundred sixty -four (664) for which he is 1
80	80	still ranked in the top five (5), and he still holds the position for third -2
81	81	highest rebounds recorded at five thousand seven hundred twenty -six (5,726); 3
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84	84	WHEREAS, few professional basketball players have contributed to their 6
85	85	team's success in as many different ways as Scottie Pippen did, and he often 7
86	86	played with the team despite pain and injury, most notably in 1998 when he 8
87	87	withstood a painful back injury to help the Chicago Bulls win the final game 9
88	88	of the championship series against the Utah Jazz; and 10
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90	90	WHEREAS, following his time with the Chicago Bulls, Scottie Pippen 12
91	91	played one (1) season with the Houston Rockets and four (4) seasons for the 13
92	92	Portland Trail Blazers before returning to Chicago to play his final year in 14
93	93	the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Bulls; and 15
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95	95	WHEREAS, in all but one (1) year of Scottie Pippen's seventeen -year 17
96	96	professional basketball career, the team he played for made the playoffs; and 18
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98	98	WHEREAS, during his professional basketball career, Scottie Pippen was 20
99	99	named to the National Basketball Association All -Star team seven (7) times, 21
100	100	and he won six (6) National Basketball Association championships, all with 22
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103	103	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen won gold medals in the 1992 and 1996 Summer 25
104	104	Olympics on the United States "Dream Team" basketball team; and 26
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106	106	WHEREAS, during the 1996 -1997 season, Scottie Pippen was named one (1) 28
107	107	of the fifty (50) greatest players in National Basketball Association 29
108	108	history; and 30
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110	110	WHEREAS, in 2010, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball 32
111	111	Hall of Fame, and he is one of the few two-time inductees, having been 33
112	112	inducted once for his National Basketball Association career and once for his 34
113	113	time on the Olympic "Dream Team"; and 35
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117	117	WHEREAS, following his professional basketball career, Scottie Pippen 1
118	118	has been a studio analyst in television broadcasts, been in many 2
119	119	advertisements, and portrayed himself in guest appearances on television 3
120	120	programs, and he also played for Scandinavian professional basketball teams 4
121	121	in 2008 and has since served as an overseas ambassador for the National 5
122	122	Basketball Association; and 6
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124	124	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen's number thirty -three (33) basketball jersey 8
125	125	was retired by both the University of Central Arkansas and the Chicago Bulls, 9
126	126	and he is one (1) of only four (4) players to have his jersey retired by the 10
127	127	Chicago Bulls; and 11
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129	129	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen is the father of five (5) children and in 1997 13
130	130	wrote an autobiography for children titled "Reach Higher", and he hosts 14
131	131	basketball camps for Arkansas children; and 15
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133	133	WHEREAS, in 2012, Scottie Pippen was named senior advisor to the 17
134	134	Chicago Bulls' president and chief operating officer; and 18
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136	136	WHEREAS, although Scottie Pippen never won a National Basketball 20
137	137	Association championship while Michael Jordan was not his teammate, neither 21
138	138	did Michael Jordan ever win such a championship while Scottie Pippen was not 22
139	139	his teammate, and Jordan said of Pippen, "I know [Scottie Pippen] makes me a 23
140	140	better player. Unfortunately, it may take a while, after we both retire, for 24
141	141	people to realize just how good Scottie Pippen really was"; and 25
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143	143	WHEREAS, Scottie Pippen was featured in the popular 2020 ten -part 27
144	144	Netflix docuseries "The Last Dance", which focused on the Chicago Bulls' 28
145	145	dominance of basketball in the 1990s, and in November 2021, he released his 29
146	146	memoir, "Unguarded"; and 30
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148	148	WHEREAS, on June 14, 2021, the basketball court inside the University 32
149	149	of Central Arkansas Farris Center was dedicated in Scottie Pippen's honor, 33
150	150	and the court features his name and signature; and 34
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155	155	said of his career and life, "The hard work that I put in over the years, my 1
156	156	dedication to the game . . . this just gives me an opportunity to leave a 2
157	157	legacy behind. It's a great feeling . . . You dream of playing the game and 3
158	158	being the best at it. To be able to have other people look upon your game, 4
159	159	what you've done over your career, is special, to be honored this way. And 5
160	160	I'm just truly grateful for it . . . I came here and I worked very hard, 6
161	161	spent a lot of time in this gym and in the weight room . . . I wanted to be 7
162	162	remembered when I left here and this is a great way of being honored for it . 8
163	163	. . This university gave me the opportunity [to play in the National 9
164	164	Basketball Association], and I took advantage of it. And every day, I'm 10
165	165	thankful for that opportunity . . . the University of Central Arkansas has 11
166	166	been a guide in my life. This is my family", 12
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168	168	NOW THEREFORE, 14
169	169	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 15
170	170	ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 16
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172	172	THAT the House of Representatives recognize University of Central 18
173	173	Arkansas and National Basketball Association star Scottie Pippen for his 19
174	174	achievements and for his contributions to his community, the State of 20
175	175	Arkansas, the nation, and the world. 21
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177	177	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 23
178	178	presented to Scottie Pippen by the Chief Clerk of the House of 24
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