Dennis Rodman Shoots an Air Ball in Pyongyang
Basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman's bizarre attempt at diplomacy with North Korea found a suitably surreal coda on a court in Pyongyang on Jan. 8. Before tip-off at the game between a North Korean team and a squad of former NBA stars, Rodman, clad in a blue jersey, marched over to a microphone and crooned "Happy Birthday" for Kim Jong Un, North Korea's young despot, who is believed to have turned 31. The crowd in the arena, like all North Korean crowds, clapped with rhythmic discipline.
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