“If Bobby Knight Was My Girlfriend…”: Dennis Rodman’s Weird Analogy About “D*ckhead” Coach Once Stunned Jay Leno Audience

NBA legend Dennis Rodman is one of the most whimsical icons the game has ever seen. Whenever Rodman was on the court, audiences anticipated seeing something different. Naturally, this posed a problem for some coaches he played under.

During an interview, he was asked about his thoughts about Bobby Knight and whether would he ever play under him. Knight is widely regarded as one of the best coaches on the NCAA circuit, who stressed discipline and team play.

Discipline was something that would be rarely expected from Rodman. However, he had an interesting analogy to explain what it would be like to play under Knight.

Dennis Rodman once gave hilarious analogy to Bobby Knight question

Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman was as raw as one could get. Apart from having some of the boldest outfits during his time in the league, he also spoke his mind out on various issues around the world.

During a talk show appearance in 2000, he was asked an interesting question. What does he feel about Bobby Knight? Rodman promptly answered, “He’s a di**head.”

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Moreover, when host Jay Leno asked whether Rodman would work with a coach like Bobby Knight, he had an even more outrageous answer.

Rodman said, “Well, if Bobby Knight was my girlfriend, it’d be a different story. See, I gotta have s*x with my girlfriend, I can’t have s*x with Bobby Knight.”

Rodman’s answer triggered a confused response from the audience. In fact, they didn’t know whether to applaud or process the response. The strange analogy had certainly taken them by surprise.

Legendary NCAA coach Bobby Knight has more than 900 wins to his name. He had a stern philosophy that tolerated no nonsense and was built around discipline and team play. On the other hand, Rodman had built a reputation for displaying eccentric and unpredictable behavior outside the court.

Seeing Rodman work under a coach like Knight would have certainly been very interesting.

Rodman had a famous beef with one of his coaches

Rodman is best remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons. However, he also had a short and eventful stint with the San Antonio Spurs. During his time with the Spurs, he fell off with GM Gregg Popovich.

In his book ‘Bad as I Wanna Be’, Rodman described Popovich as the biggest problem during his time at the Spurs. He wrote, “The biggest problem in San Antonio was Gregg Popovich, the general manager. He wanted to be the coach and the general manager.”

Despite not having a good relationship with the Pop, he produced extraordinary rebounding numbers. Rodman left the Spurs after two seasons averaging 5.6 points, 2.2 assists, and 17.1 rebounds. 

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