Former US National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman arrived
in Beijing on Saturday after what he said was a “really good” five-day
trip to North Korea.
But he was mum on whether he met his friend for life, Kim Jong Un, president of the country and an American irritant.
Rodman, 56, said last week before departing for Pyongyang that he was
trying to bring sports to the increasingly isolated nuclear-armed
country, where he has previously met leader Kim Jong Un.
“Everybody’s going to be happy. It was a good day. It was a good trip. A really good trip,” Rodman said.
Wearing black clothing with the PotCoin logo – a crypto-currency used
by the legal marijuana industry – Rodman fended off questions from
dozens of journalists at the arrival gate.
Asked repeatedly if he had met Kim, Rodman said: “You’ll find out.”
He also declined to answer questions about whether he had played a
role in the release of Otto Warmbier, an American student who was
returned home on the day of Rodman’s arrival suffering from brain damage
and in a state of unresponsive wakefulness, after more than a year in
detention in North Korea.
Tensions have escalated on the Korean peninsula over North Korea’s
nuclear and missile tests and its vow to develop a nuclear-tipped
missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland, presenting U.S. President
Donald Trump with perhaps his most pressing security worry.
Rodman’s North Korea visits over the years have fueled speculation
that he could somehow facilitate a diplomatic breakthrough between
Pyongyang and Washington.
The U.S. State Department has said Rodman travelled as a private citizen.
Rodman has faced ridicule and criticism for his trips to North Korea,
which some U.S. politicians and activists view as serving only as
fodder for North Korean propaganda.
His earlier visits to North Korea in 2013 and 2014 included a
basketball game that he organized, an event chronicled in the
documentary film “Big Bang in Pyongyang”, which featured Rodman singing
“Happy Birthday” to Kim.
The U.S. government has issued travel warnings to Americans against going to North Korea.
Rodman, nicknamed “The Worm” during his playing career and known for
his tattoos, body piercings and multicolored hair, is considered one of
the best defensive players and rebounders in NBA history.
He won five league championships with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls.
*Reuters
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