Tag: Dennis Rodman

Hall of Famer Rodman arrested for alleged drunk driving

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dennis Rodman, a five-time NBA champion and sometime buddy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was released from jail on Sunday after being detained overnight on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. Rodman, 56, was stopped at 11:11 p.m. Saturday for a vehicle violation, said Lieutenant Rachel Johnson of the Newport Beach Police in Newport Beach, California, south of Los Angeles. TMZ reported that Rodman failed […]

Dennis Rodman returns to North Korea hoping ‘to open the door’

by Cat Barton Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea Tuesday after saying he wants to “open the door” to the regime and claiming that United States President Donald Trump would be pleased with his mission. Sporting a baseball cap, sunglasses, multiple facial piercings and a black t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of sponsor PotCoin — a cryptocurrency for the legal cannabis industry — […]

Ex-NBA player Rodman expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday -CNN

Reuters – Former National Basketball Association player Dennis Rodman is expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday (June 13) for a trip the United States State Department said was not an official US visit, CNN reported on Monday (June 12). Rodman, who has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on past trips to Pyongyang, declined to answer questions when he was seen by CNN reporters at Beijing International Airport, the network said. […]

NBA: Retired five-time champion Rodman charged in hit and run

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was charged with hit and run and property damage Monday for driving the wrong way on a freeway and causing a car crash, police said. Rodman was charged with misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, driving a motor vehicle across a divide, giving false information to a police officer and driving without a valid license. If convicted on all charges, the […]