Scottie Pippen’s Ball Token in Hot Water Over $330K Withdrawal

Game 5 Ball, an Ethereum-based project recently launched by Former NBA player Scottie Pippen, faces crypto participants’ backlash amid suspicious withdrawal activity. Selling pressure for the Ball token intensified as users from social media platforms (mainly X) linked the Ball team’s involvement to the previous crypto rug pull activity.

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Game 5 Ball Token Faces Critical Backlash

Basketball icon Scottie Pippen recently unveiled his Game 5 Ball Real World Assets (RWA) project, a crypto initiative to immortalize a legendary piece of sports history on the blockchain. This project celebrates the ball that sparked the Bulls’ dynasty, emphasizing community-driven preservation and engagement with this iconic artifact.

However, the crypto participants had mixed reactions to this announcement, expressed through social media platform X. While some supported the initiative with suggestions for a successful launch, many showcased their caution, with Ball token being another rug pull, a term used for crypto scams.

This suspicion grew as the market witnessed a transaction involving the developer’s wallet withdrawing 103 ETH, valued at approximately $330,000, from the project. The price of the ball token took a notable hit, falling from a high of $0.0038 to $0.0014, registering a 56% loss since yesterday.

Nah what the fuck

bro dumped $330K straight from the dev wallet in 1 TX

Didn’t even bother hiding the rug lmao https://t.co/nEbFg7B3Vw pic.twitter.com/bEuCZimlw1

— Wazz (@WazzCrypto) August 1, 2024

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Moreover, Crypto sleuth ZachXBT highlighted that the BALL token’s deployer address had suspicious ties to an abandoned NFT project called “Lil’ Hippo” and someone called “Mr. Moe.”.

Furthermore, Zach pointed out that the former NBA player had previously launched an NFT project that was a rug pull.

Deployer address for BALL seems tied to the abandoned project @LilHippoNFT and whoever @ItsMrMoe is pic.twitter.com/bq8Jwh7ivK

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) August 1, 2024

In response to the blockchain detective’s comments, Mr. Moe commented that the Game 5 Ball project experienced a “hiccup on the launch” but that the team was addressing these issues and combating numerous scammers. He also emphasized that Game 5 Ball wasn’t a “celebrity” endeavor but an RWA project focused on sports, developed in collaboration with Pippen.

In the hourly chart, the Ball altcoin showcases a sideways trend with a strong overhead supply at $0.002.