dennis rodman

September 7, 2013

It's basically a normal routine for Dennis Rodman now: have a banquet dinner, watch some basketball, and exchange gifts—with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, that is. The former NBA star returned to the Hermit Kingdom on Tuesday and, according to local news, is taking in the sights with Jong Un (whom he has called his "friend for life," even while using expletives to refer to Hillary Clinton and President Obama) and the dictator's wife.

Former basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday on a five-day visit amid speculation he may try to negotiate the release of jailed U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae, China's Xinhua news agency reported. In Beijing, the gateway for flights to Pyongyang, Rodman told Reuters he was on another "basketball diplomacy tour" and would not be discussing the release of Bae.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman says that something is “seriously wrong” if he isn’t a top contender for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The five-time NBA champion became the first American to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un earlier this year when he visited the country as part of a Vice trip to film a documentary. While there he struck up quite a friendship with the North Korean leader and urged U.S. President Barack Obama to call Kim upon returning home.

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