The Chicago Bulls of the 1990s were one of the greatest franchises in sports history. Led by Michael Jordan, the team won six N.B.A. championships between 1991 and 1998. But what if the Bulls had one more multi-tool superstar on the roster? What if Elon Musk had been on the team?
Scottie Pippen, the Robin to Mr. Jordan’s Batman during the Bulls’ historic run, recently floated that fantasy scenario on X.
“How many championships would we have won with @ElonMusk?” Mr. Pippen wrote on Saturday. His post included an A.I.-generated photo of Mr. Musk as a muscled N.B.A. player wearing a No. 13 red and black Bulls jersey, dribbling up the court.
Sports talk thrives on what-if scenarios, the more novel the better for generating conversation. But the responses to Mr. Pippen’s rhetorical jump ball were not kind — to Mr. Pippen or to Mr. Musk.
A user named @SockDemFan posted a photo of Mr. Musk in which he had vaulted a few inches off the stage in excitement at a campaign rally for former President Donald J. Trump earlier this year. He added a comment: “You would have won ZERO championships by having a teammate with a vertical like this.”
Another user, @3randyn, posted paparazzi photos of Mr. Musk shirtless and looking out of shape, writing, “Considering he’s built like this, yall wouldn’t even make the playoffs.”
