Whatever happened to Rodman?
September 14th 2006 17:28
Love him or hate him, Dennis Rodman will always be an NBA legend.
Sure, Rodman’s antics on and off the court drove people nuts. He dyed his hair in colors you would never imagine. He gave referee Ted Bernhardt a vicious head butt during a game against the Nets in March 1996. He kicked cameraman Eugene Amos in the groin the year after. He skipped practice to wrestle. Etcetera. Etcetera.
Let’s also not forget that Dennis Rodman won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for two straight years (1990, 1991). He led the league in rebounding for seven straight years, and even totaled a career high of 34 boards. His rebounding allowed David Robinson to focus on scoring—resulting in the Admiral’s scoring crown. He helped Michael Jordan win three straight championships, something that his Airness wasn’t able to win during the (remaining) season of his first return. The list of achievements is even longer.
After his three-peat with the Bulls, and brief stint with the Mavs and Lakers, the Worm was sighted in a wife-carrying contest, reality TV shows, and a UK basketball team.
Then he visited our shores.
With NBA fossils including Kevin Willis, Calvin Murphy, Alex English, and Darryl Dawkins, Rodman played a couple of exhibition games in the Philippines. His team won the first game against former Philippine Basketball Association players, and lost to the younger national hoops team.
What was most memorable in Rodman’s April 2006 visit was when he was in Mandaue, Cebu. Dennis and his gang were served “budbod,” a kind of rice cake. Banana leaves covered the local delicacy, and Rodman didn’t bother peel off the wrapping when he ate the thing.
Boy, was he embarrassed.
I bought a paperback copy of Rodman’s book, Bad as I Wanna Be, in a second-hand bookstore earlier today, and started reading it again. The book isn’t exactly classic literature, but it sure brought back memories—thus the nostalgia. The Worm’s whining aside, I’ve always loved the book’s insights on the NBA and its players.
Views of Rodman may be mixed through the years, but he’ll always be my favorite Bulls player during Jordan’s second coming. What are your strangest memories of Dennis Rodman?
*Image from Fresh99
**Image from Wikipedia
Sure, Rodman’s antics on and off the court drove people nuts. He dyed his hair in colors you would never imagine. He gave referee Ted Bernhardt a vicious head butt during a game against the Nets in March 1996. He kicked cameraman Eugene Amos in the groin the year after. He skipped practice to wrestle. Etcetera. Etcetera.
More Rodman antics.*
Let’s also not forget that Dennis Rodman won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for two straight years (1990, 1991). He led the league in rebounding for seven straight years, and even totaled a career high of 34 boards. His rebounding allowed David Robinson to focus on scoring—resulting in the Admiral’s scoring crown. He helped Michael Jordan win three straight championships, something that his Airness wasn’t able to win during the (remaining) season of his first return. The list of achievements is even longer.
After his three-peat with the Bulls, and brief stint with the Mavs and Lakers, the Worm was sighted in a wife-carrying contest, reality TV shows, and a UK basketball team.
Then he visited our shores.
With NBA fossils including Kevin Willis, Calvin Murphy, Alex English, and Darryl Dawkins, Rodman played a couple of exhibition games in the Philippines. His team won the first game against former Philippine Basketball Association players, and lost to the younger national hoops team.
What was most memorable in Rodman’s April 2006 visit was when he was in Mandaue, Cebu. Dennis and his gang were served “budbod,” a kind of rice cake. Banana leaves covered the local delicacy, and Rodman didn’t bother peel off the wrapping when he ate the thing.
Tacky title. Love the insight.**
Boy, was he embarrassed.
I bought a paperback copy of Rodman’s book, Bad as I Wanna Be, in a second-hand bookstore earlier today, and started reading it again. The book isn’t exactly classic literature, but it sure brought back memories—thus the nostalgia. The Worm’s whining aside, I’ve always loved the book’s insights on the NBA and its players.
Views of Rodman may be mixed through the years, but he’ll always be my favorite Bulls player during Jordan’s second coming. What are your strangest memories of Dennis Rodman?
*Image from Fresh99
**Image from Wikipedia
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