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![Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman together in the stands at a 2013 show match. The beginning of a friendship, as Rodman says.]()
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Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman together in the stands at a 2013 show match. The beginning of a friendship, as Rodman says.
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![After the game there was a dinner together. Rodman: «We ate dinner and were drunk on sticks. He was singing karaoke and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. »]()
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After the game there was a dinner together. Rodman: «We ate dinner and were drunk on sticks. He was singing karaoke and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. »
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![When the crowd clapped for Kim, Rodman thought it was because of him.]()
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When the crowd clapped for Kim, Rodman thought it was because of him.
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Rodman doesn’t talk to Kim about politics. But he says: “I saw the military, I saw the missiles, I saw everything.”
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Dennis Rodman is one of the largest birds of paradise the NBA has ever seen. His career in the best basketball league in the world is riddled with escapades, alcohol excesses and sexual debauchery.
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But even after his resignation in 2000, “Dennis the Menace” (the threat) experienced quite a bit. His visit to North Korea in 2013 is a fond memory of which Rodman now reports in detail in Mike Tyson’s podcast “Hotboxin ‘”.
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Rodman just emergency nail behind Jordan
The 58-year-old reveals that Michael Jordan was actually invited for the visit. But when the superstar canceled, it was Rodman’s turn. He immediately agrees. «I thought I would do autograph shows and play a basketball game. I didn’t know anything about North Korea. Damn stupid, isn’t it? ”Rodman recalls.
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The first meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un takes place at a Harlem Globetrotters show, where both are watching. When Rodman is asked to come with him, he is afraid of being arrested. Instead, he is brought to Kim.
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“I went to the stands and sat in front of a desk. There were all these king-size chairs, about twenty of them. The next 22,000 North Koreans got up and clapped, ”says Rodman. “It was loud and they cheer and I thought they were doing this for me, so I waved.”
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Rodman on Kim: “Who is this guy?”
But the NBA legend is wrong. “Someone said, ‘No, this is for him,’ and pointed to Kim Jong-Un. I asked: ‘Who is this guy? ‘You told me,’ this is our leader ‘and I asked’ leader of what? ‘I had no idea who the guy was. ”
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Rodman continues to tell of screaming and crying viewers. Everyone would have tried to get to Kim Jong-Un. Until he starts to speak in Korean and translates for Rodman. “He asked: ‘You like my country?’ I said: ‘Yes, it’s okay, it’s cool, it’s okay.'”
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«Karaoke, vodka and a few hot women»
Then he talked to the dictator. The conversation was about basketball. And when the game was over, Rodman received an invitation for dinner. Kim said: “Let’s have dinner tonight, some karaoke, some vodka, and a few hot women.”
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The evening then goes according to Rodman’s taste. «We had dinner and were really drunk. He was singing karaoke and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. »
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An 18-member girl band suddenly appeared. «They were hot, but they only played one song. Just a damn song. It was the Dallas theme song, ”Rodman describes the bizarre scene.
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No talks about politics
In any case, the evening seems to have pleased both of them. Since then they have been friends, says Rodman. At that time he even gave Kim’s daughter Kim Ju-Ae (7) a baby shirt with the print Rodman.
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But he and Kim would never talk about politics. Even if Rodman saw a lot. “I saw the military, I saw the missiles, I saw everything,” he says. But he is not concerned with politics.
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Rodman was in North Korea five more times after this visit. After his first trip, he was accused of irresponsible handling of the trips and the fact that he knew nothing about the political background. He is also said to have received death threats.
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How much he was involved in the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in 2018 is unclear. The White House denied participation by the five-time NBA champion. When the two met, Rodman said: “It’s a big day. I told everyone: the door will open. It is incredible, it is incredible, it is incredible. » (sme)
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