Dennis Rodman ‘plans visit to Russia in support of imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner’
- A report by NBC News did not specify whom ex-NBA star Rodman received permission from, though he only needs a visa to travel to Russia
- Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison after Moscow customs officials said cannabis oil was found in her luggage
Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Vladimir Putin well, has revealed a plan to travel to Russia in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner, according to NBC News.
Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape canisters with cannabis oil were found inside her luggage.
The report by NBC News does not specify whom the New Jersey-born Rodman, 61, received permission from, though he only needs a visa to travel to Russia.
Rodman described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “cool” in 2014 after travelling to the country, according to NBC News, and in this weekend’s report, claimed to “know Putin too well”.
Rodman also has a relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and reportedly believes he played a role in the country’s release of American prisoner Kenneth Bae in 2014.
The US State Department currently urges Americans against travelling to Russia.
Rodman won two NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons and three more with the Chicago Bulls during his career, which spanned 1986 to 2000. He was twice voted the NBA’s defensive player of the year.
