Dennis Rodman

At 62 years old, Dennis Rodman has this physical status:

Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player who competed for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. (NBA)

He has been dubbed "The Worm" and is known for his great defensive and rebounding abilities. Rodman began as a small forward in his youth, before he advanced to become a power forward.

He earned the NBA All-Defensive First Team award seven times and twice, as well as the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.

For the first seven years, he led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven years and five NBA championships.

According to NBA.com's biography, he is "arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history."

The Pistons fired Rodman's No. 1 on April 1, 2011. In his early years, 10 jersey was a nefarious youth and he was shy and introverted.

He reinvented himself as a "bad boy" after aborting a suicide attempt in 1993 and became known for a number of controversial antics.

He dyed his hair in artificial colors, had numerous piercings, and tattoos, and regularly interrupted games by battling with opponents and officials.

To advertise his 1996 autobiography Bad As I Wanted To Be, he wore a wedding gown.

Rodman was pursuing a high-profile affair with singer Madonna and was briefly married to actress Carmen Electra.

Rodman's visit to North Korea and his subsequent befriendship of North Korean President Kim Jong-un in 2013 attracted worldwide notice. Rodman is a former professional basketball player and actor who performs. He is also a former professional wrestler and actor.

He was a member of the nWo and competed with Hulk Hogan at two Bash at the Beach.

Rodman was the first champion of the Celebrity Championship Wrestling tournament in pro wrestling.

He appeared on his own television show The Rodman World Tour, and appeared in the action films Double Team (1997) and Simon Sez (1999).

Both films were highly criticized, with Rodman winning a triple Razzie Award.

He appeared in many reality TV series and was the winner of the Celebrity Mole 2004 grand prize.

Early life

Rodman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Shirley and Philander Rodman, Jr., an Air Force enlisted soldier who later served in the Vietnam War. His father left his family when he was young, eventually settling in the Philippines. Rodman has many brothers and sisters: according to his father, he has either 26 or 28 siblings on his father's side. Rodman has also stated that he is the oldest of a total of 47 children.

Shirley took on a number of odd jobs to help the family after his father's departure, up to four at a time. "I haven't seen my father in more than 30 years," he writes in his 1996 book Bad As I Want To Be: "I haven't seen my father in more than 30 years, so what's there to miss..." I just like this: Some man brought me here. "I have a father" does not mean I have one." He would not see his father again until 2012.

Debra and Kim, Rodman's two sisters, grew up in Dallas' Oak Cliff neighborhood, which was then one of the city's most impoverished areas. For how he wiggles when playing pinball, Rodman's mother gives him the nickname "The Worm." Rodman was so attached to his mother that he refused to move when his mother sent him to a nursery when he was four years old. According to Rodman, his mother was more concerned about his two sisters, who were both considered more gifted than he was in basketball, and made him a laughing stock when they tagged along. The all-female household had him "overwhelmed" him. Both Debra and Kim will continue to work at Louisiana Tech and Stephen F. Austin, respectively, becoming All-Americans. Debra was awarded two national titles with the Lady Techsters.

Rodman, a gym class student of future Texas A&M basketball coach Gary Blair, was a student at South Oak Cliff High School. Debra and Kim, Blair's older sister, received three state championships. Rodman, on the other hand, was not regarded as an athletic standout. Rodman said he was "unable to layup" and was ranked in the high school basketball squads, but the squads were either suspended or cut from the squads, according to Rodman. As a freshman in high school, Measuring only 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) was also unable to make the football squads and was "completely distraught."

Personal life

In September 1992, Rodman married Annie Bakes, his first wife. They began dating in 1987 and had a daughter, Alexis Caitlyn, who was born on September 28, 1988. Infidelities and allegations of violence marred their relationship. They divorced after 82 days.

Carmen Electra, the mother of Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada, married Rodman on November 14, 1998. Rodman resigned from office nine days later, citing a "unsound mind" when he married. They reconciled, but Electra filed for divorce in April 1999. She later stated that it was a "occupational risk" to be "Rodman's wife."

Rodman met Michelle Moyer in 1999, with whom he had a son, Dennis Jr. ("D." J. : J. flies to the United States. "B. April 25, 2001) and a daughter, Trinity (b. May 20, 2002 (April 20, 2002). On his 42nd birthday, Moyer and Rodman married in 2003. Michelle Rodman filed for divorce in 2004, but the couple spent many years trying to reconcile. The marriage was officially terminated in 2012 when Michelle petitioned the court to order a divorce. Rodman owes $860,376 in child and spousal assistance, according to the journal.

D. J. Rodman's son, D.J., started playing college basketball for Washington State in 2019. Trinity's daughter is a professional soccer player for the Washington Spirit.

Philander, Rodman's father, died of prostate cancer in Angeles City, Philippines, at the age of 79. Dennis had previously reconciled with his father when he returned to the Philippines in 2012 after years of being separated.

In May 2008, Rodman opened an outpatient rehabilitation center in Florida. Phil Jackson, as well as Rodman's family and other family friends, were involved in a confrontation in May 2009 that culminated in an intervention that included him and his family and some acquaintances. Rodman initially refused to recover because he wanted to attend the Celebrity Apprentice reunion show. Rodman decided to appear on the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2009. Rodman remained a patient at the Pasadena Recovery Center for the 21-day treatment cycle. He stepped into a sober-living facility in the Hollywood Hills, which was shot for the second season of Sober House, a week after completion. Rodman was seen being reunited with his mother Shirley, who had been detained for seven years, during episode seven of Sober House. Shirley also visited Rodman's two children for the first time while on the same trip. Rodman was suspended from an Orange County, California restaurant on January 10, 2010, on the same day that Celebrity Rehab premiered. Dennis, despite being a generous individual, is an alcoholic," Rodman's financial advisor said in March 2012. His illness has hampered his ability to work."

Rodman returned to a rehabilitation facility on January 15, 2014, to seek alcohol therapy. This came after his agent, Darren Prince, announced that he had been drinking heavily and to a degree "that no one of us had seen before."

Rodman has disposed of several lawsuits out of court for suspected sexual assault.

Rodman was arrested in August 1999 for public inebriation and spent the night in prison after being involved in an altercation at Woody's Wharf in Newport Beach, California. The charges were eventually dropped.

After being alerted of a domestic attack, Rodman and his then-wife, Carmen Electra, were charged with misdemeanor battery on November 5, 1999. Each received a $2,500 bail and were released with a provisional restraining order on them. The charges were dismissed the next month.

Rodman was jailed in December 1999 for inebriated driving and operating without a valid driver's license. Rodman pleaded guilty to both charges in July 2000 and was sentenced to $2,000 in fines as well as a three-month rehabilitation program.

He was jailed in 2002 for interfering with police probing a code breach at a restaurant he owned; the charges were eventually dismissed. The police officers appeared over 70 times at his house after settling down in Newport Beach, California, due to loud parties. Rodman was arrested and charged with domestic violence at his Newport Beach home in early 2003 for allegedly assaulting his then-fiancée.

Rodman pleaded nolo candidate (no contest) to inebriated driving in Las Vegas in April 2004. He was fined $1,000 and sentenced to 30 days of home detention. Rodman was arrested on April 30, 2008, after a domestic violence incident at a Los Angeles hotel. He pleaded not guilty of the misdemeanor spousal battery charges on June 24, 2008. He was sentenced to one year of domestic violence therapy as well as 45 hours of community service, both of which would involve some physical labor duties.

Following an accident on Interstate 5 near Santa Ana, California, in July, Rodman was charged with causing a hit and run, lying to police, and driving without a license. Rodman pled guilty to the charges in February 2017. He was sentenced to three years of probation and 30 hours of community service. He was also ordered to pay restitution and give $500 to the Victim Witness Assistance Fund.

Rodman was arrested in Newport Beach in January 2018 for driving under the influence. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to three years in probation.

The Los Angeles Times announced in May that Newport Beach yoga studio owner Ali Shah had accused Rodman of assisting with the theft of over $3,500 worth of merchandise from the studio's reception area, including a 400 lb (180 kg) decorative geode. Rodman slammed the account, saying that the owner told him, "Dennis, get what you want." At the time of reporting, no charges had been filed.

After slapping a man at the Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach, Florida, Rodman was charged with misdemeanor battery on October 18, 2019.

Despite being coerced to announce multiple missing child-support payments in Orange County, California, Rodman was eventually found to be a direct result of Peggy Ann Fulford's being one of the most popular victims of professional scam artist/fraudster Peggy Ann Fulford.

Rodman officially supported Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016 on July 24, 2015. "Donald Trump has been a great friend for many years," Rodman said in a tweet the month. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump is the son of a migrant boy, who was born in the United States. On Celebrity Apprentice, Rodman and then US Presidential candidate Trump met together.

Rodman supported and campaigned for rapper Kanye West's presidential campaign in 2020.

Rodman and Vice Media reporter Ryan Duffy traveled to North Korea on February 26, 2013, where they were accompanied by Vice Media reporter Ryan Duffy to host basketball exhibitions. Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, was visiting him in Nagong. Rodman and his travel companion became the first Americans to meet Kim. Kim was later referred to as "a friend for life" and that, since the two leaders were basketball enthusiasts, he suggested that President Barack Obama "pick up the phone and call" Kim. After reading an article in The Seattle Times, Rodman sent out a tweet urging Kim to free American prisoner Kenneth Bae, who had been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in North Korea. Kim took Bae Bae the following year.

"My job is to crack the ice between hostile countries," Rodman told Sports Illustrated in July 2013. I'm not sure why it's been left to me to sort things out. Dennis Rodman, of all people. Keeping us safe is really not my job; it's the [Obama] job. However, I'll tell you this: If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong." Rodman travelled to Pyongyang on September 3, 2013 for another meeting with Kim Jong-un. Kim Ju-ae, Kim Ju-ae, has a daughter and he is a "great father," he said. He also announced that he would prepare the North Korean national basketball team. He said he is "trying to open Obama's and everybody's minds" and urged Obama to reach out to Kim Jong-un.

Rodman announced in December that he would return to North Korea again. He also confirmed that he has plans to bring a number of former NBA stars along for an exhibition basketball tour. Rodman, a spokesperson for the exhibitions' funding group, plans to visit December 18-21 and prepare the North Korean team for the January games. Games were scheduled for January 8 (Kim Jong-un's birthday) and January 10, 2014. Kenny Anderson, Clifford Robinson, Vin Baker, Craig Hodges, Doug Christie, Doug Christie, Sleepy Floyd, Charles D. Smith, and four streetballers were among the exhibits on display in the United States. On January 6, Rodman departed from Beijing. Matt Cooper, an Irish media celebrity who had interviewed Rodman a number of times on the radio, was among his entourage.

During a CNN interview on January 7, 2014, Rodman suggested that Kenneth Bae was to blame for his detention. The remarks were widely distributed in other media outlets and sparked a storm of criticism. Rodman apologised for his remarks two days later, saying that he had been drinking and under pressure. "I should know better than to make political statements," Trump said. Some members of Congress, the NBA, and human rights organizations believed that Rodman had become a public relations stunt for the North Korean government. Kenneth Bae credited Rodman with his early release on May 2, 2016. Rodman's rant sparked suspicion of his situation, according to him, who wanted to thank him for his prompt release.

Rodman returned to North Korea on June 13, 2017 on what was initially described as a sports-related trip to the region. "I want to go over there and see if I can keep bringing sports to North Korea," he said. During the trip, he said he hoped to achieve "something that's pretty optimistic." He met with national Olympic athletes and basketball players, watched a men's basketball game, and visited a state-run orphanage. He was unable to meet Kim Jong-un but instead met with the country's Minister of Sports and gave him several gifts for Kim, including two signed basketball jerseys, two soap sets, and a copy of Donald Trump's 1987 book The Art of the Deal. A Where's Waldo? was one of the other gifts thought to be intended for the chief's daughter's birthday. A mermaid is a book and a puzzle.

Rodman released a video on Twitter that was shot before he left for the tour, in which he and his staff outlined the trip's mission. "He's going to try to bring peace between both countries," Rodman's handler Chris Volo said, referring to the tense relations between North Korea and the US. "That's the primary reason why we're going," Rodman explained. We're trying to get it together. If not, we at least tried." PotCoin, a cryptocurrency firm, sponsored the trip.

The 20th Century Fox comedy Diplomats were inspired by Rodman's "hoops diplomacy." According to reports, Tim Story and Peter Chernin will produce the film, though Jonathan Abrams is reportedly writing the script.

In June 2018, Rodman returned to North Korea for the second time. "I'm just excited to be a part" of the 2018 North Korea–United States summit, he said, "because I think I deserve it."

Rodman is thought to be an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on North Korea, but the CIA hasn't confirmed or denied the suspicion.

President Donald Trump sent Rodman on his 2017 visit to negotiate the release of several American prisoners of North Korea or the establishment of a back channel for diplomatic relations, according to the Washington Post. The US State Department, White House representatives, and Rodman denied any official government involvement in the trip. Rodman, who had publicly endorsed Trump during the 2016 presidential race, is a self-described longtime friend of the president, and, as the story puts it, "Trump and Kim's only mutual acquaintance." "Multiple people involved in unofficial talks with North Korea have been making moves toward the Kim regime, including the establishment of a clandestine back channel to the North Korean leader," the Washington Post wrote, rather than the usual group of North Korea experts and former officials who speak to Pyongyang's leaders.

When asked if he had spoken with Trump about the trip, Rodman responded, "I'm pretty sure he's pretty sure about the fact that I'm over here trying to do something that we both need." As a personal gift to Kim Jong-un, Rodman gave North Korean officials a copy of Trump's "The Art of the Deal." "He's the only one on the planet with the uniqueness, the incredible luxury of being friends with President Trump and Marshal Kim Jong Un" in a Twitter video shared by Rodman. Rodman continued to say in the video that he wanted to bring peace and "open doors between both countries."

Otto Warmbier, an American student held host in North Korea for 17 months, was released by US officials the same day as Rodman's visit to North Korea. Despite the timeframe between Rodman's visit and the US government, the White House, The White House, and Rodman have all denied any diplomatic link or coordination between Rodman's visit and the US government. Warmbier was negotiated and obtained by high-level US diplomats, including Joseph Yun, the State Department's special envoy on North Korea, according to the US State Department, and released by the US State Department. Warmbier, who was in a nonresponsive coma for the majority of his detention in North Korea, died just days after returning to his family in the United States.

Rodman expressed sadness for Warmbier's death in a personal interview with Michael Strahan of Good Morning America, adding, "I was just so excited to see the child released." He was sick later that day, and no one knew it. He said he wanted to give the Warmbier family "all the prayers and love" and wanted to speak with them personally.

Chris Volo, Rodman's rep, told ABC News that he had requested North Korean officials to release Warmbier as a sign of good faith for any future sports-relations visits. Dennis' freedom three times," Volo said.

Dennis Terwilliger, a Columbia University neuroscience researcher who has been accompanying Rodman to North Korea, wrote, "While I don't think that many Americans would have selected him to be an ambassador or international goodwill ambassador, he has also had a long association with Mr. Trump." Mr. Rodman's unique position as a guide to the leaders of both North and South Korea in this turbulent environment could help resolve the current nuclear warlock.

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College career

Rodman worked as an overnight janitor at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport after graduating high school. He went from 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and aspired to play basketball again, despite being even more restricted due to his own body.

In Gainesville, Texas, a family friend tipped off Cooke County College (now North Central Texas College). He averaged 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds in his single semester before faltering due to poor academic results. He went to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, an NAIA school, after a brief stint in Gainesville. Rodman, a three-time NAIA All-American, was a NAIA member and led the NAIA in recovering twice (1985, 1986). He averaged 25.7 points and 15.7 rebounds in three seasons (1983–1986) and had a.637 field goal percentage. He coached his team to the NAIA semifinals in 1986, where he scored 46 points in a single game while grabbing a tournament-tying record 32 rebounds, as they finished the season with the highest ranking in school history at No. The United States has ranked No. 3 in the world's largest cities. This helped him get him into the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a pre-draft camp for NBA candidates, where he earned Most Valuable Player awards and drew the attention of the Detroit Pistons.

Rodman spent summers at a summer youth basketball camp, where he befriended camper Byrne Rich, who was shy and disengaged due to a hunting accident in which he mistakenly shot and killed his best friend. The two people were practically inseparable and developed a strong bond. Rodman was welcomed by Rich in his rural Oklahoma home; at first, Rodman was not well-received by the Richs because he was black. But the Riches were so thankful to him for bringing their son out of his shell that they were able to forget their prejudices. Despite Rodman's severe family and personal problems, he "adopted" the Riches as his own in 1982, transitioning from the city to "driving a tractor and messing with cows." Despite Rodman's name referring to him as his "surrogate family" that helped him through college, he had not been in touch with the Rich family until Byrne's mother described him as a "n----r."

Professional basketball career

Rodman qualified for the 1986 NBA draft. He was drafted third pick in the second round (27th overall), joining the Detroit Pistons' hard-nosed basketball team "Bad Boys" for their hard-nosed approach to basketball. The team's lineup included Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars at the guard positions, Adrian Dantley and Sidney Green at forward, and center Bill Laimbeer. Vinnie Johnson, the backup forwards, and John Salley were the only bench players to play more than 15 minutes per game. In 15.0 minutes of playing time per game, Rodman fit well into this group, delivering 6.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and some stifling defense in a game's 15.0 minutes.

The Pistons won 52 games in 1987, just in 1989. In five games, they swept the Washington Bullets and eerily defeated the Atlanta Hawks, but they fell out in seven games against the Boston Celtics in what was dubbed one of the physically and mentally demanding series ever. Rodman feuded with Celtics guard Dennis Johnson and taunted Johnson in the closing seconds as he waved his right hand over his own head. In the last moments of the game, Johnson looked back at Rodman and imitated his taunting gesture.

"Larry Bird is overrated in a number of ways after the loss" Rodman made headlines by denying Celtics star Larry Bird that he was overrated because he was white: "Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas." Why does he get so much attention? Since he's white, he's a winner. You'll never hear of a black player as the best in the world. Despite the fact that Thomas' teammates defended him, he endured harsh criticism but avoided being labeled a bigote because, according to him, his own girlfriend Anicka "Annie" Bakes was white.

Rodman steadily improved his stats in the 1987-88 season, averaging 11.6 points and 8.7 rebounds and playing in 32 of 82 regular season games. The Pistons advanced to the 1988 NBA Finals, taking a 3–2 lead, but lost in seven games against the Los Angeles Lakers. With eight seconds to go, the Pistons were down by one point; Dumars missed a shot; and Rodman was unable to get a defensive boost and a putback that might have boosted the game. In Game Seven, Los Angeles led by 15 points in the fourth quarter, but Rodman's defense brought the lead down to six with 3:52 minutes to go and two with less than a minute to go. Magic Johnson, who made a free throw with 39 seconds to go, missed an ill-advised shot with 39 seconds to go, and the Pistons never recovered. Alexis, he and his companion Annie's daughter, had a daughter in that year.

Rodman remained a bench player during the 1988-1990 season, averaging 9.0 points and 9.4 rebounds in 27 minutes but for such solid defense that he was named into the All-Defensive Team, the first of eight times in his career. After Adrian Dantley was traded to Dallas for Mark Aguirre in mid-season, he began getting more playing time. The Pistons also survived their playoffs bane by sweeping the Boston Celtics, then triumphing in six games against the Chicago Bulls, including scoring champion Michael Jordan, and then comfortably beating the Lakers 4–0 in the 1989 NBA Finals. Despite being plagued by back spasms, Rodman dominated the boards, winning 19 rebounds in Game 3 and strong interior defense.

In the 1989–90 season, Detroit lost perennial defensive forward Rick Mahorn after being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in that year's expansion draft and ending up on the Philadelphia 76ers because the Pistons were unable to recall him. It was feared that the absence of Mahorn – an average in talent but also a key cog of the "Bad Boys" squads — would jeopardize the Pistons' spirit, but Rodman took over his role. He went on to win his first big individual award. Rodman played his role as the best defensive player in the league, averaging 8.8 points and 9.7 rebounds since starting in the first 43 regular season games; during this time, the Pistons won 59 games; and Rodman was lauded by the NBA as the best defensive player in the game; during that stretch, he was praised by the league for his defense and rebounding abilities, which were unmatched in the league. He received the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for his efforts; he also had a.595 field goal percentage, the highest in the league; The Pistons defeated the Bulls once more in the 1990 NBA playoffs, and the Portland Trail Blazers welcomed the Pistons back in 1990. Rodman suffered from an ankle injury and was often replaced by Mark Aguirre, but Detroit defeated Portland in five games for their second title, despite his defensive hustle.

Rodman first established himself as the Pistons' starting small forward during the 1990-91 season. He had such good defense that the NBA said he "could shut down any opposing player, from point guard to center." After being on the bench for the majority of his childhood, he finally played in 77 of the 82 regular season games, averaged 8.2 points and 12.5 rebounds, and received his second Defensive Player of the Year Award in 77 of the 82 games. The Pistons were swept in the Eastern Conference Finals in 1991, but the Chicago Bulls defeated them in the 1991 playoffs.

Rodman made a dramatic comeback in his revival, winning his first of seven straight rebounding titles (1,530 in total), scoring 9.8 points per game, and making his first All-NBA team in 1991–92. His 1,530 boards (the most since Wilt Chamberlain's 1,572 in the 1971-1972 season) have never been beaten since then; Kevin Willis, who set the highest record not set by Rodman, who had 1,258 boards that same season, has the highest record not set by him. Willis expressed disappointment with Rodman's inability in winning the rebounding title despite his lack of offensive experience. Rodman had a career-high 34 rebounds in a March 1992 game. In the first round of the 1992 playoffs, the aging Pistons were eliminated by the up-and-coming New York Knicks.

Rodman experienced a painful loss when coach Chuck Daly, whom he admired as a survivor of his family, resigned in May; Rodman missed the preseason camp and was fined $68,000. The 1992-1993 season was even more turbulent. After a brief marriage, Rodman and Annie Bakes, the mother of his daughter Alexis, were divorcing, a feeling that had left him traumatized. The Pistons played in only 40 games and skipped completely from the 1993 playoffs.

Rodman's book Bad As I Wanted To Be revealed how far he had fallen four years ago. He had driven to Auburn Hills in February 1993 late one night carrying a loaded rifle in his car, debating whether or not he wanted to keep living. He eventually fell asleep in the truck, where he was discovered by police who had been asked to conduct a welfare check on Rodman by a friend. "I decided that instead of killing myself" I would kill the impostor that was leading Dennis Rodman to a place he didn't want to go." I just said, 'I'm going to live my life the way I want to live and be happy doing it.' I had [sic] my whole life revolved around at that time. I killed the person I didn't want to be." The book was later developed into a TV film Bad As I Want to Be: The Dennis Rodman Story. Even though Rodman had three years and $11.8 million on his deal, he still wanted to move. The Pistons traded him to the San Antonio Spurs on October 1, 1993.

Rodman was a member of the San Antonio Spurs during the 1993–94 season, as the team's perennial All-Star center David Robinson was assembled around a base of forwards Dale Ellis, Willie Anderson, and guard Vinny Del Negro were among the supporting cast members. Rodman was now a power forward and won his third straight rebounding title, averaging 17.3 boards per game, as well as another All-Defensive Team call-up. Rodman began to show early signs of unusual behavior, shaving his hair and dying it blonde before the first game, which was followed by stints with red, purple, blue hair, and a look based on the film Demolition Man. He hosted Stacey King and John Stockton, who refused to walk the hardwood floor until being ejected, and Madonna had a public two-month affair with Madonna during the season. Reserve center Jack Haley, who earned his respect by not being shocked after a visit to a gay bar, was the only one to whom Rodman was referring. Despite a 55-win season, Rodman and the Spurs did not make it to the first round of the 1994 playoffs and fell short of the Utah Jazz in four games.

Rodman and the Spurs front office clashed in the 1994–95 season. He was suspended for the first three games, took a leave of absence on November 11, and was banned from returning on December 7. After missing 19 games, he finally returned on December 10. He suffered a shoulder injury in a motorcycle crash, limiting his season to 49 games after joining the team. He would not have qualified for any season's for missing so many games, but by grabbing 823 rebounds, he surpassed the 800-rebound maximum for listing players and claimed his fourth straight rebounding title by averaging 16.8 boards per game and making the All-NBA Team. The Spurs won 62 games, enough to beat the league's best record.

In comparison, however, the playoffs were a disaster. Rodman was suspended for insubordination after sitting on the ground with his shoes off during a timeout during the second round game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite all of this, the Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals against their division rivals, the Houston Rockets. The Rockets had only won their first series against the Phoenix Suns after coming back from a 3-1 deficit, but they did have a difficult time asserting themselves against Robinson and Rodman, who had both been selected into the NBA All-Defensive Teams.

The Spurs were never able to stop Olajuwon, who averaged 35.3 points per game in the series. Rodman was particularly critical of Spurs coach Bob Hill's play calling, saying that he coached the playoffs "like we were playing Minnesota in the middle of December" and that hiring Robinson to help with Olajuwon's defense of the Spurs was counterproductive because it would force him off his man and leave the Spurs prone to giving up scoring opportunities. Following a game, Gregg Popovich took the floor, saying that everything they did “sucked” and that Hill was “a loser.” In a tournament Rodman predicted, the Spurs could have and SHOULD have" won, in six games.

Rodman confessed to his regular transgressions, but claimed that he lived his own life and thus a more honest existence than most others:

Rodman was recalled by the Chicago Bulls of perennial scoring champion Michael Jordan for center Will Persecutors will fill the Bulls' big hole at power forward left by Horace Grant, who left the Bulls prior to the 1994–95 season. Rodman could not use the ten jersey because the Bulls had withdrawn it for Bob Love, and the NBA denied him the reversion 01, but instead he picked the number 91, whose digits add up to 10. Despite the fact that the trade for the now 34-year-old and volatile Rodman was still a gamble at the time, the power forward adapted to his new environment quickly, aided by the fact that his best friend Jack Haley was also traded to the Bulls. He averaged 5.5 points and 14.9 rebounds per game, winning another rebounding title, and was a member of the legendary Bulls squad that won 72 of 82 regular season games, an NBA record at the time. Rodman explained why he and co-star Scottie Pippen.

Despite being plagued by calf injuries early in the season, Rodman scored 20 or more rebounds 11 times and had his first triple-double against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 16, 1996, scoring 10 points and 10 assists, while teammate Jordan and Pippen starred. Rodman, a lifetime fixture, made local news after suffering head butt of referee Ted Bernhardt during a game in New Jersey on March 16, 1996; he was suspended for six games and fined $20,000, a fine that was deemed too generous by the local press.

Rodman had scored 7.5 points and grabbed 13.7 rebounds per game in Game Two of the 1996 NBA Finals, winning by a whopping 19 rebounds and 11 offensive boards, assuaging Seattle coach George Karl to say: "In Game Two, the power forward took home 19 rebounds and then 11 offensive boards, as you assess the series." Dennis Rodman was our boss for four games. But Game 2 and Tonight, they were also winners," says the game's director. Elvin Hayes' record tied for 11 offensive rebounds in his two games.

Rodman won his sixth rebounding title in a row, along with 5.7 points per game, but the All-Defensive Team was rejected. However, he made more news for his controversial conduct. He was involved in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 15, 1997. Rodman kicked Amos in the groin after tripping over cameraman Eugene Amos. Despite being unintentionally guilty, Rodman eventually paid Amos a $200,000 settlement, and the league suspended him for 11 games without compensation. He therefore forfeited $1 million. Rodman was not as effective in the 1997 NBA playoffs as the Utah Jazz, but he missed three games due to technical fouls early in games and missing an additional 13 games due to knee injuries. He tried to slow down Jazz power forward Karl Malone, but he did his part in the Bulls' victory in six games.

Rodman captured his seventh consecutive rebounding title with 15.0 boards per game and 4.7 points per game during the regular season of 1997-98. He grabbed 20 or more rebounds 11 times, including a 29-board outburst against the Atlanta Hawks and 15 offensive boards (along with ten defensive) against the Los Angeles Clippers, among others. The Bulls won the 1998 NBA Finals, again against the Jazz, led by the aging Jordan and Rodman (respectively 35 and 37 years old). After playing solid defense on Malone in the first three games, he caused major shock when he left his team before Game Four to compete with Hulk Hogan. He was fined $20,000, but it wasn't even ten percent of what he earned during this time. Rodman's on-court success remained high, shutting down Malone in Game Four until the latter scored 39 points in a Jazz Game Five victory, bringing the total series to 3–2 from the Bulls perspective. Jordan scored the decisive basket in Game Six after a spectacular drive on Jazz forward Bryon Russell, gaining their third title in a row and Rodman's fifth ring.

Rodman's public antics received as much attention as he did. He dated Madonna and said she tried to conceive a child with him. Rodman wore a wedding gown to advertise his autobiography Bad As I Wante Be, claiming that he was bisexual and that he was marrying himself.

The Bulls began a massive rebuilding process in 1997-98, largely at the behest of then-general manager Jerry Krause. Former Head Coach Phil Jackson and several members of the team's staff have left via free agency or resignation, including Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, and Jud Buechler. Rodman was released by the Bulls on January 21, 1999, before the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season.

Rodman joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the remainder of the 1998-1999 season, with his sister serving as his agent at the time. He appeared in only 23 games, in which he started in 11 of them and averaged 2 points and 11 rebounds per game, before being banned in the offseason.

Rodman, a 38-year-old power forward, was signed by the Dallas Mavericks, bringing the returning Rodman to his hometown in the 1999–2000 season. Before his arrival, Dallas had won ten of 13 of 13 games, but the Mavericks had just 4–9 before he was waived by the Mavericks. He played 12 games, received six technical fouls, was suspended twice, and served a one-game suspension. Rodman alienated the franchise with his erratic play and did not provide leadership to a team trying to qualify for their first playoff appearance in ten years, averaging 14.3 rebounds per game over his career average of 13.1. Rodman "never set out to be [a Maverick]," according to Dallas guard Steve Nash, who was unmotivated.

Rodman took a long break from basketball and concentrated on his film career and wrestling after his NBA career.

Rodman returned to play basketball for the Long Beach Jam of the newly formed American Basketball Association during the 2003–04 season, with the hopes of being called up to the NBA midseason. Though he didn't get that wish this season, he did help the Jam win the ABA championship in their inaugural season.

Rodman also played in Mexico with Fuerza Regia in 2004.

Rodman signed with the Orange County Crush of the ABA in the 2004-05 season.

Rodman spent the following season with the Tijuana Dragons in the United States. He appeared in just one match for Torpan Pojat of Finland's basketball league, Korisliiga, in November 2005.

Rodman's return to the NBA never happened, but the Birmingham Bears announced on January 28, 2006, that he had signed a one-game "experiment" contract for the UK basketball team Brighton Bears of the British Basketball League, enabling him to play Guildford Heat on January 28, 2006, and the Bears followed him for three games. Darryl Dawkins, Kevin Willis, Calvin Murphy, Otis Birdsong, and Alex English all appeared in two exhibition games in the Philippines in spring 2006. They defeated a team of former Philippine Basketball Association players in Mandaue City, Cebu, on April 27, and Rodman scored five points and grabbed 18 rebounds. Rodman's team lost 11–102 at the Araneta Coliseum on May 1, 2006, where he scored three points and collected 16 rebounds.

Rodman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on April 4, 2011.

Professional wrestling career

Rodman resurfaced his competitive hobby and appeared in World Championship Wrestling with his buddy Hollywood Hulk Hogan on Monday's edition of Monday, WCW). He debuted as a member of the nWo at the uncensored event in March 1997. He appeared in his first match at the Beach Bash in 1997, where he teamed with Hogan in a loss to Lex Luger and The Giant. Rodman debuted with a baseball bat at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in August 1997.

Rodman and Malone met again in the 1998 NBA Finals, this time in a tag team match at the Beach Bash. He battled alongside Hulk Hogan, and Malone appeared alongside Diamond Dallas Page. For 23 minutes, the two power forwards exchanged "rudimentary headlocks, slams, and clothinglines" in a poorly received match. As Rodman and Hogan claimed the victory, he defeated Malone once more.

Rodman returned to WCW in 1999 and feuded with Randy Savage. Rodman lost in a match at Road Wild, which brought the whole thing to a close conclusion.

Rodman competed on the i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling pay-per-view contest on July 30, 2000. In an Australian Outback match, He defeated Curt Hennig, the i-Generation champion,; Hennig won the match by disqualification. Rodman resisted wrestling at the top level and retired following the match.

Rodman came out of retirement to appear as a contestant on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, which was broadcast on CMT. Rodman was the series's champion, defeating Butterbean and Dustin Diamond among other competitors.

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