Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman of the US (centre) gestures while being surrounded by members of the media as he arrives to check in for his flight to North Korea at Beijing's international airport on Jan 6, 2014. - AFP
BEIJING (AFP) - Former basketball star Dennis Rodman headed to Pyongyang Monday with a group of former NBA players, saying he will not raise concerns about repression in North Korea because leader Kim Jong-un is his friend and he loves him.
The eccentric ex-Chicago Bulls player is leading a team including retired NBA All-Stars Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson and Vin Baker for an exhibition game against North Korea, which is being held Wednesday to mark Kim's birthday.
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