Former Chicago Bulls guard and current NBC Sports Chicago analyst Kendall Gill told a fascinating Dennis Rodman story recently.
Back when he was playing for the New Jersey Nets, Gill was hanging out with Rodman the night before a game. They went to a strip club, with Gill leaving around 12:30 in the morning.
Rodman ended up staying at the club until 5:00 in the morning. When Gill found out, he told his Nets teammates there was no way Rodman was going to play well for the Bulls against them.
However, Dennis wound up grabbing 20 rebounds against the Nets:
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Rodman is probably the only player in NBA history who can pull this off. The Bulls legend had energy for days.
āThe Wormā was a pest for the Detroit Pistons when they matched up against the Bulls. Everyone in Chicago ā including Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen ā hated Rodman.
However, that all changed when Jerry Krause acquired Rodman from the Spurs in October of 1995. Bulls fans wound up loving Dennis and Jordan said in episode 3 ofĀ The Last DanceĀ that Rodman is one of the smartest players he ever played with.
In his first season with Chicago, Rodman averaged 5.5 points and 14.9 rebounds per game. He led the league in rebounding all three years he was with the Bulls and is universally recognized as the best rebounder in NBA history.
The Bulls won three rings in a row after acquiring Rodman from the Spurs. The defense he played on Utah Jazz superstar Karl Malone and Seattle SuperSonics power forward Shawn Kemp in the NBA Finals was simply mesmerizing.
Rodman finished his Bulls career with averages of 5.2 points and 15.3 rebounds. He was named a Hall of Famer in 2011 and is the Bullsā all-time leader in rebounds per game.
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