Photo gallery: Kim Jong Un meets Dennis 'The Worm' Rodman
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left), and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and US players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is surrounded by journalists upon arrival at Pyongyang Airport, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (fifth from right), poses with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, in red jerseys, and a production crew for the media upon arrival at Pyongyang Airport, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman (centre), poses with his team members after arriving in Pyongyang in this still image taken from video on Feb 26, 2013. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
This photo taken on Feb 28, 2013, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 1, 2013, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right), hugging former NBA star Dennis Rodman during a dinner in Pyongyang. -- PHOTO: AFP PHOTO/KCNA
This photo taken on Feb 28, 2013, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via the Korean News Service (KNS) on March 1, 2013, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre), waving to spectators before a basketball game, also attended by former NBA Dennis Rodman (not pictured), in Pyongyang. -- PHOTO: AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre), his wife, Mrs Ri Sol Ju (left), and former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman clap during an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency on March 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman speaks to the media at the Pyongyang Airport before he leaves North Korea on Friday, March 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (right), signs his autograph for a woman at the Pyongyang Airport before he leaves North Korea on Friday, March 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (centre), at the Pyongyang Airport before he leaves North Korea on Friday, March 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (left), talks with a woman at the Pyongyang Airport before he leaves North Korea on Friday, March 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (left), speaks to the media at the airport in Pyongyang, before he leaves North Korea on Friday, March 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman has become the most high-profile American to meet the new leader of North Korea, vowing eternal friendship with Kim Jong-Un at a basketball game in Pyongyang.












