Ex-NBA Star Dennis Rodman Heading Back to North Korea

Former basketballer to arrive in Pyongyang Tuesday, CNN says
Would be at least fifth trip for Rodman to isolated nation

Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing International Airport from North Korea on January 2014.
Photographer: Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

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By Andy Sharp

June 13, 2017 at 1:02 AM UTC

Updated on

June 13, 2017 at 6:09 AM UTC

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Dennis Rodman is taking his "basketball diplomacy" back to North Korea.

The former NBA star, who is in the rare position of being an acquaintance of President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, tweeted Tuesday that he was heading back to Pyongyang, adding that he’d discuss his trip on his return to the U.S. CNN, citing two North Korean officials it didn’t identify, said Rodman was due to land in Pyongyang on Tuesday after spotting him at Beijing’s international airport.