Dennis Rodman: Career retrospective
NBA legend Dennis Rodman is known for a lot of things: Being a member of the Bad Boy Pistons, winning three championships in a row with the Chicago Bulls, and becoming the best rebounder of his era. He’s a top 10 power forward all-time and top 10 at making headlines off the court. But there is so much more to Rodman. Let’s take a look at one of the wildest careers in NBA history.
dirty fouls and getting into fights during games. They were the definition of old-school basketball. In today’s NBA, they’d be thrown out of the league. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, they fit right in with the era and would even come to define it.
Rodman joined the perfect team. He learned from players like Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, Rick Mahorn, and John Salley while studying the game of basketball endlessly. He earned a reputation as a hard worker and found a role in the Bad Boy Pistons system.
drove to the Palace of Auburn Hills and parked the car. He brought a gun with him. Thankfully, he fell asleep. The police found Rodman asleep in his car and performed a welfare check on the Pistons star forward. Rodman swore to turn his life around after this low point.
Scottie Pippen. These very real worries were cast aside when Rodman got on the court. He turned out to be a perfect fit for the Bulls, who needed a power forward.
Rodman brought his trademark rebounding and defense to the Bulls. He fit nicely into the Bulls’ triangle offense as a post-up threat and savvy passer.
Hulk Hogan as a member of NWO. After the 1998 NBA Finals, he faced Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach. While his WWE career was short, it was exciting.
Carmen Electra in Vegas.
On the field, Rodman is also known to get rowdy. He headbutted a ref, kicked a cameraman, received countless technical fouls, and was always a threat to get into a fight or altercation every game. Rodman had his fair share of ejections from games.
