“Nick Cannon Is Competing for the Title”: Resurfaced Dennis Rodman Fact on Father Philander Breaks the Internet

Dennis Rodman was abandoned by his father when he was barely 3 years old. What followed after this was a tumultuous childhood which led to a tough teenage life. However, when the Big Worm found his grounding in basketball and started becoming a household name, before Rodman’s father Philander Rodman Jr. reached out.

He stated that he was proud of his son. Philander Rodman’s attempts to reach out left the 5-time champion angry and confused. Notably, this conflict reached the news cycles, leading to interesting facts about Rodman’s father. Recently, a fact about Philander Rodman resurfaced and has become a trending topic on the internet.

ESPN once reported that Dennis Rodman‘s father Philander Rodman has 29 children with 16 different women. The first time people found this face rather surprising. With that said, since this information has resurfaced, fans are posing a competition between Dennis Rodman’s late father and an American television host.

Fact about Philander Rodman broke the internet

A fact page on Twitter tweeted about the number of children Philander Rodman has. Following this tweet, fans were quick to bring up television host Nick Cannon’s name. Recently, Nick Cannon revealed that his 12th kid is on the way. This meant that Cannon has 12 children with 6 different women. In a recent interview, Cannon mentioned that he was pleased with the size of his family. However, he wouldn’t rule out expanding it further.

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Following this, fans drew up a similarity between Philander Rodman and Cannon. One tweet, in particular, said, “Nick Cannon is competing for the title.” Fans began stating that Cannon was gearing up to beat Philander Rodman’s number. Some even claimed that Cannon was looking up to Philander. Fans even questioned if Cannon was one of Philander’s children.

Dennis Rodman and the relationship with his father

When Dennis Rodman started bagging championship titles, his father went around announcing that he was proud of his son. The five-time NBA Champion didn’t find this to be appealing. In an interview, he said, “I look myself in the mirror and say how can someone be proud of someone which he hasn’t been a part of my life in 20 years?” 

However, in 2012, the father-son duo reunited during an exhibition game. The game was held in the Philippines, a place where Philander Rodman had settled down. He flaunted a red cap that said, “Yes, Dennis Rodman is my son.” On the other hand, the Hall of Famer welcomed his father to the game publicly. According to Philander, this interaction could lead to a good relationship between the two.

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In 2020, news broke that Philander Rodman had unfortunately passed away. Before this news release, not much was known about the father-son relationship.