Before his highly publicized marriage to Larsa Pippen, Scottie Pippen used to be married to Karen McCollum, and the ex-couple welcomed a son. Since their divorce, the previous Chicago Bulls participant's ex-wife has combined her love for music together with her pastime for educating.
Scottie Pippen is widely recognized for his spectacular just about 20-year reign in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, where he earned numerous accolades. However, the former small ahead revealed it took a lot of sacrifices to achieve such heights of good fortune, together with leaving his first spouse, Karen McCollum.
Karen McCollum — a gifted instrumentalist — still makes use of her ex-husband's ultimate name on social media and proved the former couple have an amicable dating after tagging Scottie Pippen in social media posts of their son, whom they sadly misplaced.
Karen McCollum Has Had a Love for Music from a Young Age
After learning to play tune by way of ear from as younger as 5, Karen went directly to receive formal training at the Sarah Baker School of Music, where she studied the keyboard, the piano, and the organ.
Scottie's ex-wife then spent the next 3 a long time educating the piano, combining her love of training and sharing with others as they began their musical adventure. A post about Karen's educating abilities read:
"She has helped hundreds of students build a solid musical foundation through playing piano."
At the time of writing, Karern, an skilled piano teacher, offered piano courses on Instagram. In February 2022, she shared a post providing a loose amateur's kit to play the piano. In March 2022, she typed in part, "Thinking about starting piano classes? Sign up NOW and reserve your spot to join me for a free LIVE webinar [...]."
Karen McCollum's Ex-husband Had to Let Her Go to Focus On His Career
When Karen's ex-husband — who wasn't too easy with the women — was in his junior year, a buddy presented him to Karen. The couple sooner or later fell in love, and Scottie admitted to having ideas of settling down along with his school sweetheart.
It's unclear when the couple officially married; on the other hand, their divorce was once sooner or later finalized in 1990, in spite of Scottie admitting that he still adored his first wife at the time. The small forward revealed:
"When I came to the Chicago Bulls in the fall of 1987, I couldn't have been more naïve [...]. The key is to constantly remind yourself that at this point in your life, nothing is more important in this world than basketball. [...] That meant letting go of Karen [...]."
