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Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman is one of those athletes who have, for long, garnered a lot of attention. Despite being an elite rebounder on the hardwood, he primarily attracted attention for his off-the-court antics. The very same antics that made Dennis the Menace leave the Detroit Pistons in 1993. Rodman started to behave differently once his former Pistons coach, Chuck Daly, who was seen as a father figure by the Worm, resigned from the team in 1992. Following that, the Pistons got to see a different side to the five-time NBA Champion.

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As a result of this, he didn’t perform to his expected levels and eventually demanded a trade.?After moving to the San Antonio Spurs, the Worm soon returned to Detroit as an opponent. He eventually made an admission about the Pistons which many fans might love to hear.

Dennis Rodman on what he thought about the Pistons

In a 1993 interview with Piston’s play-by-play voice, Rodman stated an intriguing fact about the team where he played for seven seasons. Amidst the interview, Blaha asked the Worm how he felt about what the people were thinking about his trade rumors back in 1992. Rodman replied that the people who knew him from the start knew what he was going through and his thought process.

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Thereafter, he made an intriguing claim about what he thought about the Pistons. The five-time NBA champion expressed, “I came to realize that later on this season that I just said I have to play it out and hopefully there’s something good happens offseason. It’s that I don’t hate Detroit, I don’t hate the organization. I think it’d be a better move for me.”

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Therefore, the Worm’s statements implied that he did not dislike or hate the Pistons. Moreover, the 2-time NBA All-Star wanted a move away as he felt that it would be better for him individually.

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