USA star Trinity Rodman: Relationship with Dennis strained - ESPN

United States forward Trinity Rodman says her relationship with her father, Dennis Rodman, remains strained and that he is still largely absent from her life.

«He's not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,» Trinity Rodman told host Alex Cooper on the «Call Her Daddy» podcast.

The podcast comments echo what Trinity Rodman told ESPN's Charlotte Gibson in June 2022.

Rodman said that growing up, her mother tried to shield her two children from the chaotic lifestyle of the former NBA star. Rodman's mother, Michelle Moyer, divorced Dennis Rodman in 2012.

Trinity Rodman, who won a gold medal with the United States this summer at the Paris Olympics, has a brother, DJ Rodman, who plays in the NBA's G League.

Dennis Rodman responded to his daughter on Instagram, saying he is sorry he «wasn't the dad you wanted me to be» and said he tried to be a father and will keep trying.

«I will try even when it's difficult and if it takes a long time. I'm always here And tell you all the time rather it's your voice or voicemail how proud I am. I always had one wish and it was I wish my kids would call me and come see me. Hopefully one day I can get that,» he wrote in the post.

Trinity Rodman, who also plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League, recalled how her father showed up unannounced at a Spirit playoff game in 2021.

She hadn't spoken to her father in months and was emotional during the game, then was photographed crying in his arms afterward.

«The whistle blew and I was so mad, like, 'You took this happy moment from me. You f---ed with my head again,'» she said on the podcast.

«I think after that was when I lost hope of ever getting him back. It was just like, he's popping in whenever he's going to be on a