American basketball star Scottie Pippen, widely regarded as one of the greatest small forwards of all time, has shown renewed interest in crypto.
In a social media messagePippen asked his followers whether he should choose Ethereum or Solana.
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz said that both cryptocurrencies have their merits in response to the aforementioned question. Some other users expectedly started pitching their own favorite coins to Pippen.
This isn’t the first time the six-time NBA champion has shown interest in the crypto space. Pippen even launched his own collection of non-fungible tokens in collaboration with Web3 company Orange Comet.
The Olympic gold medalist tweeted that he was “humiliated” after the collection sold out in less than two minutes. Notably, it beat the record set by the NFT collection that was launched by iconic actor Anthony Hopkins and sold out. It took seven minutes for the first one to sell out.
Aside from his stunning performances and reluctance to tip at restaurants, Pippen is also known for his feud with former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan (who is considered the greatest basketball player of all time). Last year, Pippen made headlines after claiming that Jordan had a “terrible player” during a podcast appearance.
Jordan himself has also dipped his toes into the crypto industry. In 2021, he launched HEIR, a Solana-based Web3 fan engagement platform. In 2022, HEIR introduced its first NFT collection called “6 Rings”. In the 1990s, the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships under Jordan’s leadership. The collection is inspired by that incredible achievement.