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Rodman in North Korea to play basketball on leader Kim's birthday

2014-01-06 86 Dailymotion

NATS NORTH KOREA AIRPORT<br/> <br />Dennis Rodman is in the media spotlight again.<br/> <br />The outspoken retired American basketball player is in North Korea.<br/> <br />He travelled to the capital Pyongyang on Monday with a team of retired NBA players.<br/> <br />They're going to play an exhibition game of basketball to mark the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un.<br/> <br />NATS CHINA AIRPORT<br/> <br />Rodman departed for Pyongyang from Beijing, China and told reporters he doesn't intend to interfere with North Korean politics.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER NBA BASKETBALL PLAYER DENNIS RODMAN SAYING:<br/> <br />"That's not by job. I'm not a president, I'm not a politician, I'm not an ambassador. I'm just an athlete."<br/> <br />This is Rodman's fourth visit to North Korea.<br/> <br />He's usually been the guest of Kim, whose birthday is thought to fall on Wednesday.<br/> <br />Reporter asking: "What about people who say you shouldn't be playing this game? What do you have to say to them?<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER NBA B

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