"If we're talking about the old players on a team bullying newcomers, that's an old NBA tradition."
"No matter which Super Star, they all have had experiences of being bullied by the 'old birds' on their teams."
"But there's a difference between bullying and bullying."
"In the 80s, 'Old Oak' Oakley slapped Scottie Pippen in public just because Scottie said he was the best player on the team."
"That type of bullying carried a humiliating nature."
"Plainly put, it was workplace bullying!"
"Then in the 90s, with David Stern making a hard-hitting change concerning the League's public image, old birds bullying newcomers like Oakley treated Pippen became a rare derogatory phenomenon."
"More so, it was about treating the rookies like little brothers, having them run errands and buy things."
"Like 'Mad Fan' said before, Lakers players had the rookie Kobe go buy byt in the middle of the night and deliver it to the nightclub."
