10 Hilarious Instances of Banter in Sports

#3 Scotty Pippen knew the score and he knew the schedule

“Just remember, the mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays, Karl."

So said Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls to Karl ‘The Mailman' Malone, a verbal jibe delivered to Malone in the dying moments of Game 1 of the ’97 NBA finals.

This cheeky quip actually managed to grab more headlines than the fact that Pippen scored 27 points in that game.

The jibe actually took its toll on Malone, who missed two free throws towards the end of the game.

After that, Jordan managed to get hold of the rebound, called a timeout with 7.5 seconds to go and ultimately scored the winning points with a 20-footer in the dying moments of the game.