Emotional Rodman apologizes on return from DPRK
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Rodman">Rodman</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Birthday">Birthday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="un">un</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="missionary">missionary</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weeklong">weeklong</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Bulls">Bulls</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pandering">pandering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="heavyweight">heavyweight</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Rodman">Rodman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="treason">treason</span>."</p><p><span word="Rodman">Rodman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="show">show</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> ... <span word="not">not</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>," <span word="before">before</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Rodman">Rodman</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="Rodman">Rodman</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="Rodman">Rodman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="Bae">Bae</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Rodman">Rodman</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="tirade">tirade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missionary">missionary</span> <span word="merited">merited</span> <span word="his">his</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>.</p>
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