DREAM OF A DUNK-TATOR
Rodman says Kim is eager to see Knicks at Garden
If you want to go to a Knicks game and meet Dolan, you can go meet him.
– DENNIS RODMAN
Next up for Dennis Rodman — bringing Kim Jong Un and James Dolan together.
The NBA Hall of Famer tells the Daily News that if Kim visits the United States, he hopes to bring the North Korean dictator to see the Knicks and meet their leader.
“The first thing he wants to do is go to a Knicks game — he wants to go to Madison Square Garden,” according to Rodman.
Now the lead adviser of Business Development for anytickets.com, The Worm is in charge of coordinating VIP outings for the lifestyle brand. He’s confident he can make it happen.
“If you want to go to a Knicks game and meet Dolan, you can go meet him,” Rodman says he assured Kim.
Whether Dolan (inset) would agree to a hardwood summit is another matter. His office could not be reached for comment.
The 57-year-old five-time NBA champion became an unlikely diplomat by forging a friendship with Kim in 2013 when he traveled to Pyonyang for an exhibition basketball game and announced that the despot has become “a friend for life.” He returned to North Korea for visits in 2014 and 2017, and flew to Singapore earlier this month when the 35-year-old leader met with President Trump.
Rodman also has a relationship with The Donald. He appeared on Trump’s NBC game show “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2009 and again in 2013. He said the historic June 10 meeting between the two world leaders in Singapore was a matter of timing.
“It was a showcase where everyone was trying to say he’s a top dog,” Rodman said. “It’s a meeting of the minds.”
In order to keep the ball rolling, Rodman thinks Trump needs to go to North Korea and Kim needs to visit the United States.
“I’ll take him to the beach, we’ll go play some basketball with my son, we can go where he wants to go,” Rodman said. “That’s what we do when I go there.”