“Madonna Was a Big Part of That”: Dennis Rodman’s Former Teammate Once Recalled How the ‘Queen of Pop’ Caused Dissension in the Spurs Locker Room

Though Dennis Rodman is best known for his basketball skills and performances on the court during his time in the NBA, he was constantly in the news due to his relationships as well. 

The time he spent with the ‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna was particularly memorable. While the NBA legend was playing for the San Antonio Spurs, the iconic figures dated for several months. Their celebrity status in the NBA reached its peak during that time as one of the most famous couples.

Along with the love, there were many controversies that swirled around them as well. As a result of his time with the music star, there were many stories that made the rounds and made many rumors in the press. 

However, an interview with Rodman’s close friends and ex-teammate Jack Haley revealed some inside stories about what happened between both stars. He discussed the rumors that followed the couple throughout all these years. 

According to him, Madonna wanted to marry Rodman and have a child with him. It became obvious to Haley that Rodman was not prepared for a commitment like this. According to Haley, the Spurs were not having their best season because of all these rushing events. 

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This is especially true after what happened in their opening-round loss to the Utah Jazz. In the meantime, Rodman wasn’t giving the best of his effort when he hip-checked John Stockton. This led to him being ejected from Game 1 and suspended from Game 2. Despite playing on their home court, the team lost both games. 

Was the fall of the team mainly due to Dennis Rodman and Madonna?

Additionally, Rodman’s former teammate once revealed that the ‘Queen of Pop’ caused dissension within the Spurs locker room. Throughout the game, he attributed the failure to Madonna and said that all these distractions had contributed to the team’s failure.

“We lost last year in the playoffs because our team fragmented because of the distractions,” Haley explained. “Madonna was a big part of that. You know, J.R. Reid was teed off, Terry Cummings was upset. Luke played Dennis all the minutes and Dennis would miss practices and shoot-arounds. Madonna was in our locker room. Stuff like that caused a lot of dissension on the team…”

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