Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, who turns 54 on Wednesday, May 13.
"The Worm" has led one of the wildest, most colorful lives both on and off the NBA court. He's truly a one-of-a-kind personality we may arguably never see in professional sports ever again.
To wish Rodman a happy birthday, we're looking back at some of his zaniest moments ever.
Dennis Rodman Wrestles Karl Malone on the Court
The Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz meeting in back-to-back NBA Finals from 1997-98 meant war between Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone. (It wasn't just a showcase for Michael Jordan's greatness.) Neither would give up an inch — with Rodman doing anything and everything to get under the skin of the Jazz superstar.
The 1998 Finals had this particularly memorable sequence, in which Rodman and Malone tussled for a loose ball and "The Worm" repeatedly tripped "The Mailman" as he attempted to run back up the court. Despite being pretty blatant, Rodman looked at referees with a bewildered look when they whistled him for a foul.
What's classic about this clip is that the two power forwards – and now Hall of Famers – had already signed on to face each other in a World Championship Wrestling bout.
Dennis Rodman Wrestles Karl Malone
Weeks after Rodman and the Bulls defeated Malone's Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals, Dennis took on "The Mailman" again — this time, with the moniker Rodzilla.
In WCW's July 1998 Bash at the Beach pay-per-view event, Rodman teamed with Hollywood Hulk Hogan to face Malone and Diamond Dallas Page. No surprise that the NBA's notorious bad boy pulled off being a wrestling heel pretty well, helping his team cheat to win. Not too far removed from his on-court tactics, huh?
Shenanigans Against Alonzo Mourning
All series long, from their opening-round battle of the 1996 NBA playoffs, Dennis Rodman did whatever he could to irritate Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning... and it worked. Whether it was extracurricular activity after the whistle or grappling and wrestling with Zo on the hardwood every chance he had, "The Worm" definitely drove Mourning crazy. There was even a point when Rodman repeatedly patted Mourning on the backside, despite Zo's angry pleas to stop. When it came to mind games, Rodman was the king.
Worm Goes Full-On WWE During CNN Interview
A cigar-smoking, finger-pointing Dennis Rodman appeared on CNN in January 2014 to announce that he would be leading a group of former NBA players to North Korea in an exhibition basketball game to promote goodwill between the country and the United States.
Well, it didn't take long before Rodman lost his cool – some would say his mind – and completely went off as if he were cutting a WWE promo. Peep the looks on the faces of Rodman's fellow ex-NBA peers. Charles Smith in particular, seated just to Rodman's right, does his best at not breaking out in laughter. Hilarious!
Did we ever get to the bottom of why Rodman and Kim Jong-un were so close?
Dennis Rodman Marries Himself
In arguably the wackiest – and maybe smartest – Dennis Rodman moment of them all, "The Worm" went full on drag in a wedding dress and married himself — in a stunt to promote his 1996 autobiography. Safe to say... we will never see another athlete and personality like Dennis Rodman again.
Happy Birthday!
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