Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrives in North Korea for visit

AP Published: 2017-06-14 10:21:23
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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, center, watches from courtside during a practice session for North Korean basketball players in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's Foreign Ministry official who spoke to the AP in Pyongyang confirmed Rodman was expected to arrive Tuesday, June 13, 2017, but could not provide details. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is surrounded by North Korean officials and photographers upon his arrival at Sunan International Airport on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, center, is greeted by North Korea's Sports Ministry Vice Minister Son Kwang Ho, right, upon his arrival at Sunan International Airport on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman has arrived in North Korea on his first visit since President Donald Trump took office. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, center, arrives at Sunan International Airport on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman has arrived in North Korea on his first visit since President Donald Trump took office. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

Dennis Rodman bows to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seated above in the stands, after singing Happy Birthday to Kim before an exhibition basketball game with U.S. and North Korean players at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's Foreign Ministry official who spoke to the AP in Pyongyang confirmed Rodman was expected to arrive Tuesday, June 13, 2017, but could not provide details. He’s made several visits to the country, but has been roundly criticized for insensitive comments and for regaling Kim with “Happy Birthday” in 2014. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, center, watches from courtside during a practice session for North Korean basketball players in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's Foreign Ministry official who spoke to the AP in Pyongyang confirmed Rodman was expected to arrive Tuesday, June 13, 2017, but could not provide details. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

North Koreans look down from a balcony as former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman enters the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's Foreign Ministry official who spoke to the AP in Pyongyang confirmed Rodman was expected to arrive Tuesday, June 13, 2017, but could not provide details. [Photo: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon]

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