Dennis Rodman is heading back to North Korea, according to CNN, which reports that the NBA Hall of Famer is expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Tuesday.
Dennis Rodman is heading back to North Korea, according to CNN, which reports that the NBA Hall of Famer is expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Tuesday.
CNN reportedly spotted Rodman at Beijing International Airport, although he declined to speak to the media outlet which adds that «it’s unclear what the purpose of Rodman’s visit to the secretive country could be, but the eccentric former basketball player — and a former contestant on Donald Trump’s pre-presidency reality TV show «Celebrity Apprentice» — is one of the only Americans to have met current North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.»
North Korean officials confirmed to CNN that Rodman is expected to arrive in Pyongyang Tuesday without giving further details. Curiously, a senior US official said the State Department was aware Rodman was planning to travel to North Korea, but stressed he is not there in any official capacity.
Rodman previously visited North Korea at least four times, with three of the visits taking place between 2013 and 2014.
His last visit came in January 2014, when Rodman and a group of other former NBA players took part in an exhibition basketball game. It was supposedly a birthday gift for Kim who’s said to be a big basketball fan.
