Scottie Pippen’s indoor court makes this Chicago home tour an easy yes

An indoor basketball court is a fairly convincing answer to the question of what you would add if money and space stopped being problems.

Scottie Pippen welcomed Architectural Digest into his Chicago home for a tour released September 9, 2020. The official episode includes an indoor court, a home theater and a wine cellar. Outside, the pool, grill and television suggest an entire afternoon built around watching a game. Watch the original AD episode.

The court is the obvious headline, but the choice between playing and watching gives this tour its appeal. Some days you want to get shots up. Other days you want someone else to do the running while you sit down with friends. It is easy to imagine wanting both options within a few steps of each other.

For the rest of us, the useful question is smaller: which part of game day deserves more room? A driveway hoop, a comfortable viewing spot or a table that fits the people you invite can do more for a home than another formal space nobody uses.

This is a look back at the house Pippen showed AD in 2020. Enjoy the tour on those terms, then make your pick. I would take the court first, even if it meant explaining why dinner had to wait for one more game.