Los Angeles Lakers proprietor Jeanie Buss has denied current claims made by five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman that the 2 briefly dated throughout his tenure with the workforce, as a substitute suggesting that she was tasked with watching over him.
Throughout an look on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” Buss was requested concerning the rumored relationship, which Rodman revealed throughout an interview with VLADTV when discussing his relationship with one-time teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal.
Dennis Rodman of the Los Angeles Lakers defends in opposition to the Utah Jazz in the course of the sport at The Discussion board in Inglewood, California, on April 6, 1999. (John W. McDonough /Sports activities Illustrated through Getty Photographs)
“I didn’t date Dennis Rodman,” stated Buss, who took over because the controlling proprietor following her father Jerry Buss’ demise in 2013.
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“I imply, sure, I assume, in different phrases, when my dad introduced on Dennis Rodman to the workforce, it was form of like, ‘Let’s make it possible for we all know the place he’s always.’”
Buss urged that in Rodman’s temporary stint with the workforce in 1999, through which he solely performed in 23 video games, she acted as considerably of a babysitter.
“So, like, if it’s about, ‘Hey, the place are you gonna be tonight? OK, we’re all going to this restaurant, or we’re going to this membership, or we’re going to this seashore, or we’re going to wherever Dennis goes to be.’ You possibly can say it was relationship to say that it was ensuring that I had a watch on him,” she defined.
Jeanie Buss speaks throughout a ceremony unveiling and completely inserting Kobe Bryant’s handprints and footprints within the forecourt of the TCL Chinese language Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 15, 2023. (JC Olivera/Getty Photographs)
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Throughout Rodman’s interview, he claimed that he dated Buss for six months and that his relationship with the proprietor’s daughter made for a tense relationship with Lakers stars Bryant and O’Neal.
“I knew Kobe and Shaq wouldn’t like me as a result of the entire consideration turned ‘Dennis’ — It shifted from them to me fast,” stated Rodman.
“They hardly ever would discuss to me, even in video games,” he continued. “I feel that’s the principle purpose why they lower me. They went to the higher hand, they usually didn’t need me there anymore.”
Rodman performed 14 seasons within the NBA, successful two titles with the Detroit Pistons and three with the Chicago Bulls. (Chris Wilkins/AFP through Getty Photographs)
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Rodman performed 14 seasons in the NBA, successful two titles with the Detroit Pistons and three with the Chicago Bulls. After being launched by the Lakers within the offseason, he would go on to play briefly for the Dallas Mavericks.
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