“No” was basketball legend Michael Jordan’s simple answer when paparazzi pressed him about whether he approved of his son dating Larsa Pippen, the ex-wife of his one-time rival Scottie Pippen.

The retired NBA star was leaving dinner at Paris’ Matignon when a photographer asked the 60-year-old about his son, Marcus’s relationship with Larsa. At first, Jordan laughed off the question before offering up an answer in the negative.

Marcus, 32, and Larsa, 48, went public with their relationship four months ago on Instagram. The Real Housewives of Miami star recently spoke about her relationship in an interview with Tamron Hall, saying, “It’s not about my parents, his parents. They’re all happy. Our whole family’s fine.”

She also told Hall that the age difference with Marcus didn’t bother her and that any animosity between Marcus’ dad and her ex-husband didn’t affect her either.

“[Scottie] has a right to the way he feels … I live my truth, I’m happy,” she said. “It wasn’t like it was planned; we were just together a lot with our friends and it just so happened.”

Larsa and Marcus, who had been rumoured for months, formally announced their relationship with a post on Instagram in front of a floral installation of Michael’s jersey.

“Checks over stripes,” Pippen commented, referring to Jordan’s long-time brand loyalty to Nike.

In early June, the couple spoke up about their relationship with their extended families. On their Separation Anxiety podcast, Jordan said, “I don’t think there was ever any hurdles. I just think there was some shock value to the fact that we were dating. Caught maybe some people on my side of the family off guard a little bit.”

Larsa is no stranger to the world of pro basketball, having previously been married to Michael’s former Chicago Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen. The couple finalised their divorce back in 2022.

“I was married to a really famous guy that was really cute, that had a good body that was really successful that gave me four gorgeous kids,” Pippen said on fellow Bravo star Melissa Gorga’s On Display podcast.

In an exclusive interview with People, Pippen revealed that she hadn’t talked about Marcus with her estranged husband: “I feel like I don’t ask my ex who he dates, if he doesn’t really ask me who I [date].”