May 18 news, today, Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" aired episodes 9 and 10, in the 10th episode about the "big bug" Dennis Rodman after the 1998 finals G3 game, actually went to a wrestling match funny story. Rodman said he has always been on his own.
Reporters interviewed Phil Jackson after training, "Didn't Rodman train today?" "Yes." "Did he take a leave of absence from training?" "Nothing." "What happened?" "I don't know, he's not here."
It turned out that after playing in G3, Rodman did not say hello to any of the team members and went to Auburn Hill, Michigan, to participate in a professional wrestling match.
Rodman's girlfriend Carmen Eletkla recalled, "He went from Bulls player to wrestler and teamed up with Hook Hogan. ”
Hook Hogan joked, "I appreciate that you threw Carl Malone out like a rag, it was a blast." ”
Years later, Rodman said, "I just wanted to play basketball, have parties, and make love to all the girls."
Be myself, be Dennis Rodman. ”
Hook Hogan said in front of Rodman and a group of beautiful women, "It's worth it to miss training for the sake of brotherhood." Rodman laughed.
At the time, the news reported, "He had a private jet on standby, going to some wrestling game with a script, that is, a script of hitting someone else's head with a chair." ”
A veteran sports journalist commented at the time, "The Bulls coaching staff and players were enraged. Of course, he had to pay the price for his recklessness. ”
Rodman was severely penalized by the Bulls for missing out on training.
On June 9, 1998, during pre-match training, Zen master Jackson said in front of the whole team, "Dickie (Simpkins), you weren't here just now, right?" "Yes." "We beat Rodman and Kompany just missed it all. Because he made all of us famous and ugly. We felt ashamed that it was a lot of money (fines). ”
In the end, though, the Zen master cheered rodman on.
NBA staff member Willow Bay said, "Rodman's carefully nurtured bad boy image overshadowed his contributions to the team as a player. But Jackson knew that Rodman was a master of single defense and had contributed greatly to the team's success. ”
The reporter asked the Zen master, "Rodman did not focus on the finals, would you scratch your head?" ”
The Zen master responded wittily, "No, he just draws your attention away, not ours." ”
Rodman said, "I just felt like the coach realized that I just wanted to be myself, I just wanted to do what I wanted to do. Go wrestling during the playoffs, I want to do it and do it. But as soon as I step into the pitch, I'm 100% committed. ”
After the training, Tom Smithberg, the bulls' assistant director of media relations, said, "There are 300 media outlets out there, Rodman messed up the training, was punished, and he had nothing to say about it." So we had to sneak him out of gate 3.5, and I don't know if it would work out. ”
Rodman ran wildly under the leadership of the head of public relations.
Later, the media reporters chased all the way.
However, the big worm finally managed to escape the encirclement and suppression of the media reporters, got into the car, and rode in the dust.