Intro:

NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman arrived in Pyongyang with a group of basketball players, ahead of a scheduled exhibition game organised to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's 31st birthday.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Rodman, former NBA player:

"I just want the world to know, the world, not just the United States, the world, that these guys didn't have to take their time and effort out of their holidays with their families to come here. This is a great thing they wanted to do. And people don't understand that. And I say, guess what, this is not about money, this is about one thing, as Charles said, this is about doing it, and trying to have a connection, connection, and open the doors, for people to come here and say, 'hey, North Korea is not bad', you know, the Marshal is actually trying to change this country in a great way."