(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday (February 26) along with other basketball players to film a television documentary.<br/> <br />Video, provided to Reuters by North Korea's official news agency KCNA, showed Rodman being greeted by North Korean officials at the airport.<br/> <br />Rodman, now 51 years old, won five NBA championships in his prime, achieving a mix of fame and notoriety for his on- and off-court antics.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) RETIRED UNITED STATES BASKETBALL PLAYER DENNIS RODMAN SAYING:<br/> <br />"There ain't no timing of it, just we got invited, and we're just going to come over and having some fun."<br/> <br />REPORTER ASKING: "Was this your first time here?"<br/> <br />"It's my first time, I think it's most of these guys' first time, so hopefully everything will be okay, hope the kids have a good time for the game."<br/> <br />VICE, based in New York, is the production company behind the documentary and has previously filmed in North Korea.<br/> <br />It did not disclose the topic of the TV series but said it was part of "documentary-style news reports from around the world" that would be distributed on HBO in April.<br/> <br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is reported to be an avid NBA fan and had pictures taken with players from the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers during his school days in Switzerland.
