Dennis Rodman is not an easily digestible personality for most people. But no one can deny that he was an incredible athlete on the floor. But his knowledge of the sport allowed him to excel at various aspects of the game. After winning three championships with the Chicago Bulls, Rodman didn’t have many more options in the league once Michael Jordan left the team.
In 2000, he retired from the league after his last stint with the Dallas Mavericks. During his final few days in the NBA, he was arrested by the police, suspended by the league for driving under the influence, and ejected from games twice. It’s fair to say that he didn’t get to have a proper farewell season.
Dennis Rodman was a genius on the court
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After his NBA career,?Dennis the Menace played in Mexico in 2004, and later in 2006, he went to the United Kingdom for a reality TV show called Celebrity Big Brother. At that time, 2019 NBA Champion Nick Nurse was with the Brighton Bears. He asked Rodman if he would like to play for them if he was voted off the show. Of course, the Worm agreed.
In a recent episode of The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone, Nick Nurse talked about Dennis Rodman and what it meant to have him on the team.
Nick Nurse had nothing but praise for Rodman. He said Rodman is extremely smart, and at the top of the table when it comes to knowledge of the game.
His ability to rebound the ball is fully based on his IQ. Rodman himself has mentioned that he learned the spin of the ball to predict the trajectory of where the ball will end up after hitting the rim. Clearly, the Philadelphia 76ers Coach would love having Dennis on his team.
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The 2020 Coach of the Year finished by saying that he liked talking to Rodman. and that he is a “good dude”.?This made the co-host talk about Rodman’s diplomatic powers and relationships with world leaders.
Dennis Rodman’s friendship with the supreme leader
Rodman’s relationship with world leaders is not new knowledge.
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The five-time NBA Champion has shared that he has met world leaders, including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un. He has said that Putin always had 10?12 models with him. But this is not as big as him revealing the secret of North Korea’s Supreme Leader.
Kim Jong-un’s age is not known. According to the manifesto, the supreme leader is ageless. His birthday was suspected to be January 8th but never confirmed. But Rodman confirmed it and revealed it to the public. The funniest part is that he did this while he was in North Korea.
While playing a basketball match in Pyongyang, Dennis Rodman sang Happy Birthday to the supreme leader. The Korean government has never officially celebrated or commemorated his birthday. So, Dennis Rodman doing this was a bigger deal than it seemed for him.
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But the supreme leader’s friendship with Rodman and his likeness towards him let him get away without any repercussions.
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