SECOND UPDATE:

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UPDATE, JUNE 15: Upon further reflection this morning, we regret to say that we now entertain very serious doubts that this is Scottie Pippen, though he does look quite like, and we must admit that there is a strong chance that we were successfully pranked.

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Photo courtesy Cayden Woods, who is one of the ballers pictured.

A gaggle of absolute ballers from Eureka decided to go hit up Shamus T. Bones for dinner tonight. 

Lo and behold, what did they find?

Not only their dinner, which would not have been particularly surprising, and not worth a post on the Lost Coast Outpost. Though the dinner is good.

What was surprising was what they found as they entered. That was: Six-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall Of Famer Scottie Pippen, who seems to have been passing through Eureka tonight.

We will let baller Cayden Woods — that’s @simply_caden_ on Instagram, where you should follow him immediately — tell the story:

me n my homies went to shamus for dinner, n while we were walking in he was kinda rushing out w his fam, so he j stppped for a quick flic n left, he shook our hands tho n was super chill when we asked him

What in the world could Scottie Pippen be doing in Eureka right now? We don’t have his cell phone number, so we could not ask. Also, there is no immediate evidence on Pippen’s socials of a Pippen sojourn to Redwood Country, nor any indication of why he might be in town.

But in any case: Welcome, Champ! The redwoods are nice and you should certainly take your family to visit them. I also recommend the pickup scene at Hammond Park, at 14th and F, where you will be recognized and celebrated as the god you are. Shame the kids are still in school, though.