The ex-NBA star checks into a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol
abuse, following a trip to North Korea mired in controversy. His agent, Darren
Prince, confirmed the development but would not say in which facility Rodman is
being treated or how long he is expected to be there.
Rodman recently returned from a controversial trip to North
Korea, in which he sang Happy Birthday to leader Kim Jong-Un at the start of an
exhibition basketball game.
The ex-player was heavily criticised for an outburst about
captive American missionary Kenneth Bae in a televised interview earlier this
month.
Mr Bae was detained in North Korea in November 2012 and placed
in a labour camp.
In the interview, Rodman, 52, was challenged on why he is not
using his connections with the North Korean leader to help Mr Bae. Rodman
suggested that Kim was right in detaining the 45-year-old.
He later apologised for comments he made, saying he had been
drinking and was under pressure as he organised the exhibition game there.
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