Years Before James Harden Was Commemorated by Strip Club for Spending $1 Million, Dennis Rodman Was Honored in Similar Way for 50th Birthday

While being able to play in the NBA is a major achievement in itself, having your jersey number retired by the league is an even bigger honor. NBA legends Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant have all been given the well-deserved tribute by the league upon retirement, and so was?Dennis Rodman. Although, if you know?‘The Worm’?well enough then you would also know that a relatively quiet and formal tribute wouldn’t just be enough for Rodman. This is probably why he chose to do the honor in the one place that only the?Chicago Bulls?legend could think of – a strip club.

One thing that a Dennis Rodman fan would know about it is that the Rebound King has never let societal pressures and barriers command his life. The 5x NBA champion was arguably way ahead of his time with a knack for cross-dressing and doing what many celebrities would refrain from due to fear of bad publicity.

Dennis Rodman rings his 50th birthday at a strip club

The Detroit Pistons retired Dennis Rodman’s jersey in 2011. The same year, the 2x NBA All-Star was all set to celebrate his 50th birthday on May 13. Perhaps, Rodman thought it would be a great idea to plan a double celebration at a strip club in New York. According to?Larry Brown Sports, the Hall of Famer planned to retire his No. 10 jersey at Headquarters Gentlemen’s Club.

According to sources, the dancers wore the former Pistons superstar’s jersey before it was hung on the wall of the club.

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It is no secret that the 2x Defensive Player of the Year was a frequent visitor to strip clubs. In fact, two of the things that Rodman loves the most in this world are probably women and basketball. Therefore, it was only fair that he would bring those two together. Interestingly, Rodman is not the only NBA player to?‘retire’?his jersey in a strip club.

James Harden celebrates in Dennis Rodman-style

While Philadelphia 76ers superstar James Harden has yet to retire his No. 13 jersey, it sure is hanging in a rather interesting place. In an episode of?Joe Budden podcast, co-host Jamil ‘Mal’ Clay shared that?the Beard had his jersey hung in a strip club?after he spent a whopping $1 million in a single night.

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According to Clay, the club apparently did this because ‘James has been going in there spending like (a lot of money), you know what I mean? So they gave him his own jersey hanging from the rafters of the strip club’.