US women’s team star Trinity Rodman says her relationship with father Dennis Rodman is strained

By ANNE M.

PETERSONAP Soccer Writer U.S.

womens team forward Trinity Rodman has opened up about her strained relationship with father, Dennis Rodman, saying he is largely absent from her life.

Hes not a dad.

Maybe by blood, but nothing else, Trinity Rodman told host Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

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24 Michigan 87-86 Rodman said that growing up, her mother tried to shield her two children from the chaotic lifestyle of the former NBA star.

Rodmans mother, Michelle Moyer, divorced Dennis Rodman in 2012.

Trinity Rodman, who won a gold medal with the United States this summer at the Paris Olympics, has a brother, DJ Rodman, who currently plays in the NBAs G League.

Dennis Rodman responded to his daughter on Instagram, saying he is sorry he wasnt the dad you wanted me to be and said he tried to be a father and will keep trying.

I will try even when its difficult and if it takes a long time.

Im always here And tell you all the time rather its your voice or voicemail how proud I am.

I always had one wish and it was I wish my kids would call me and come see me.

Hopefully one day I can get that, he wrote in the post.

Trinity Rodman, who also plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Womens Soccer League, recalled how her father showed up unannounced at a Spirit playoff game in 2021.

She hadnt spoken to her father in months and was emotional during the game, then was photographed crying in his arms afterward.

The whistle blew and I was so mad, like, You took this happy moment from me.

You (expletive) with my head again, she said on the podcast.

I think after that was when I lost hope of ever getting him back.

It was just like, hes popping in whenever hes going to be on a camera, Trinity Rodman said.

Even at that game, I dont think it was for me, I think he wanted to have a good conscience.

and then be like, Headline, Dennis Rodman showed up to his daughters game.

Trinity Rodman went on to win a title with the Spirit that year and was named NWSL Rookie of the Year.

She said that after that game she didnt speak to her father again until after the 2023 Womens World Cup.

Dennis Rodman won five NBA championships over a 14-year career.

He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011..

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