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NBA Hall of Fame inductee Dennis Rodman continued his latest visit to North Korea with a clinic for local players in the capital, Pyongyang, on Tuesday (7th January).

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Dennis Rodman continued his latest visit to North Korea with a clinic for young North Korean basketball players on Tuesday, ahead of an exhibition match in the country's capital.

Rodman's team is expected to play a friendly match with a North Korean side on Wednesday. In the first half of the match, the Americans will face the North Koreans, and then for the second half, the teams will be mixed.

The former NBA star has recently raised eyebrows by becoming friends with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but Rodman was quick to play down any negativity surrounding the game:

SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Rodman, former NBA player:

"So when we come back to America, please, do one thing, don't give us any negativity, just shake our hand, because we tried to do something very nice, that is it guys, we're not trying to stand here, trying to control things, no, we're just coming to do something very nice."

Former Chicago Bulls player Rodman, who is on his fourth visit to the notoriously secretive country.