Dennis Rodman achieved a great deal in his 14-year-long NBA career. The Worm is considered the league’s best rebounder, with seven NBA rebounding champion titles. It is unbelievable how Rodman won five championships and became an invaluable asset for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. However, while Rodman was reliable on the field, it was extremely hard for the two-time All-Star to hold his personal life together. The Bulls legend often had financial troubles despite making a great deal of money in the NBA.

Rodman’s closest confidante and former agent Dwight Manley talked about one such situation during an interview with New York Times in June 2003. Manley helped Dennis Rodman when the NBA star was dealing with a financial crisis after being traded by the San Antonio Spurs in 1995. Rodman became extremely effective alongside Michael Jordan and helped him win his second three-peat. However, things got worse when Manley got busy with his personal life, and Rodman began feeling abandoned.

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As a result, Dennis Rodman started to lose his cool on the court. He received an 11-game suspension after kicking a photographer during the 1997-1998 season with the Bulls. Things started to fall apart when Manley resigned as Rodman’s agent in 1999 after the Bulls star reportedly fumbled a $7 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Michael Jordan offered to help Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman was in a tough spot when he ended up being sidelined by the NBA. Rodman’s former best friend was quite concerned after an emotional encounter with him at Josh Slocum’s. Rodman had told Manley that he was about to lose everything and needed his help. Dwight Manley had asked Rodman to call him, but he never did.

Eventually, Manley had no choice left and decided to hold an intervention for Rodman.  Dwight Manley said, “I want to try and set up an intervention.” He reached out to Michael Jordan, who was committed to doing anything to help Rodman. Manley also tried to reach out to former Detroit Pistons coach and Rodman’s mentor Chuck Daley.

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Dennis Rodman was going through his most difficult phase after leaving the NBA. Manley helped him out by getting him involved in show business, comprising of promotions and sideshows. The gigs had the potential of earning Rodman $200,000 per year. However, Rodman found it difficult to keep doing the shows and often relapsed into his old ways.

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Luckily, the Chicago Bulls legend found his way back to the court. He joined the Long Beach Jam in 2003 and played in the NBA G League and various foreign leagues during the last few years of his basketball career. Despite having no off-court contact with Rodman, Michael Jordan offered to help him out during tough times.