FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2013 file photo, Former NBA player Scottie Pippen arrives at the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston. Los Angeles County prosecutors are declining to bring charges against Pippen after an altercation with an autograph seeker outside a Malibu restaurant. Prosecutors said Tuesday Aug. 27, 2013, there is insufficient evidence against Pippen. They also note 49-year-old Camran Shafighi had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit for driving, and that could have played a part in the altercation. The fight occurred outside Nobu restaurant in June 2013, when Shafighi took pictures of Pippen and sought his autograph. Shafighi was taken to a hospital with a head injury. Shafighi has since filed a $4 million lawsuit against Pippen. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
August 27, 2013 - 5:04 PM
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles County prosecutors are declining to bring charges against former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen after a fight with an autograph seeker outside a Malibu sushi restaurant.
Prosecutors said Tuesday there is insufficient evidence against Pippen. They also note 49-year-old Camran Shafighi had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit for driving, and that could have played a part in the altercation.
The fight occurred outside Nobu restaurant in June, when Shafighi took pictures of Pippen and sought the Hall of Famer's autograph. Shafighi was taken to a hospital with a head injury.
Shafighi has since filed a $4 million lawsuit against Pippen.
Pippen won six NBA titles with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He now serves as special adviser to the Bulls' president and chief operating officer.
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