DJ Rodman, son of former Chicago Bulls rebounding titan Dennis Rodman, reacted to his dad's antics during his three-year tenure with the franchise, including the short-lived “vacation” he took during the 1997-98 season, as seen on “The Last Dance.”
Episode 3 of the 10-part docuseries showed how Rodman, reeling from the return of Scottie Pippen from a back injury, asked coach Phil Jackson for a vacation.
Jackson had a compromise in mind, giving Rodman 48 hours to wild out in Las Vegas before returning to the team. This revelation shocked DJ upon watching the series:
“Only thing I didn’t know was that vacation … I didn’t know you could do that,” said DJ during an Instagram Live conversation. “I didn’t know you could go up to your coach be like, ‘I need a vacation.’”
“Only thing I didn’t know was that vacation…I didn’t know you could do that…I didn’t know you could go up to your coach be like ‘I need a vacation’”
– Dennis Rodman’s son, DJ, after watching #TheLastDance ep. 3/4 pic.twitter.com/0yMHZjF0oR— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 27, 2020
Well, DJ, technically speaking, you can't.
NBA players have long vacations after the season is done, though they can ask for personal time off due to family or personal matters.
Players don't have the liberty of taking an in-season vacation, but considering Rodman's role and his importance to the team, Jackson knew it was important to make this exception.
Michael Jordan knew Rodman wouldn't make the 48-hour curfew and he was right indeed. Jordan and company had to get Rodman out of a hotel and bring him back to practice, in what was hilariously such an odd thing to see.
The NBA has yet to have someone as controversial and polarizing as Dennis Rodman, but “The Last Dance” paints a more accurate picture when it comes to his struggles and the reasons for his strange behavior.
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