Home PYONGYANG, North Korea – Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (far R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd from R) chat while watching an exhibition basketball game between American and North Korean players at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Jan. 8, 2014. The game was held to celebrate Kim’s birthday. <P><P>CREDIT: Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images</P> PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (far R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd from R) chat while watching an exhibition basketball game between American and North Korean players at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Jan. 8, 2014. The game was held to celebrate Kim's birthday. <P><P>CREDIT: Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images</P>

PYONGYANG, North Korea – Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (far R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd from R) chat while watching an exhibition basketball game between American and North Korean players at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Jan. 8, 2014. The game was held to celebrate Kim’s birthday.

CREDIT: Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images

PYONGYANG, North Korea – Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (far R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd from R) chat while watching an exhibition basketball game between American and North Korean players at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Jan. 8, 2014. The game was held to celebrate Kim’s birthday. (Photo by Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images)

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