“She Changed The Locks”: Dennis Rodman’s Mother Never Wanted Him To Return After Kicking Him Out Of The House

In an interview with Jackie MacMullan, NBA legend Dennis Rodman shed some light on his years growing up. In the interview, he touched upon various topics, including his documentary “30 for 30”, winning in Chicago, his relationship with Michael Jordan, and much more. But in one of the segments, he revealed the shocking story of how he was homeless and was kicked out of the house at the age of 18.

The former All-star forward and Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman got real in the ESPN interview about his childhood and his life before the NBA.

Dennis Rodman was homeless at 18 after being kicked out by his mother

The Hall of Famer revealed that he was homeless at the age of 18. His mother had kicked him out and told him never to return. She wanted him to get a real job and start earning for himself. “She changed the locks,” Rodman told the interviewer. His mother also replaced the locks of the house so that he couldn’t return. Thus he was homeless at a young age in a rough neighborhood in Dallas.

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He left his house with all his belongings in a garbage bag. After leaving the apartment, he claims that he was clueless about where to go. In the first few days, he would live in the same building on the stairs. But soon after, he would crash at his friends’ places. But he would not have a comfortable situation there; he had to sleep on the couch or in the backyard.

But he was grateful for his friends giving him a place to live. To make ends meet, he would start working in a car wash. Moreover, after his shift at the car wash, he would go to 7/11 stores and do odd jobs such as folding used boxes, cleaning the aisles etc. He could hardly make $10 by the end of the day.

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In the interview, he sums up this experience as?‘funny.’ He says that he never really thought of his situation as a misfortune. He was happy that he would be living with his friends and hustling on the streets. The standard of living was the same for him as his family was not that well off. Thus, instead of living in his house, he was just living with his friends.?