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Dennis Rodman amassed $27 million in NBA career earnings but was left homeless by his mother at age 17

Tonoy Sengupta
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Dennis Rodman’s mother made Dennis Rodman homeless at age 18 for quite the reason

Over the course of his life, Dennis Rodman has gone through a lot.

His home life wasn’t the best, with the man never even having a father in the picture. He had struggles with mental health during his time in the NBA where he was treated more like a liability than an actual player of any kind. And as many know, he went through several years of drug abuse and addiction, something he had to work very, very hard to get rid of.

Going back to his home life though, an absent father wasn’t the only issue he had to go through.

You see, his mother had to take up several od jobs to support their family after his father abandoned them. And that caused a lot of friction.

Heck, during his time in high school, Rodman was given a very specific, very harsh ultimatum. And failing which he got quite the punishment that was far too harsh by any standards.

Without further ado, let’s dive right into it, shall we?

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Dennis Rodman’s own mother kicked him out after he completed high school

No, this was not for a day. This wasn’t for a week, or a month either. This was forever.

Essentially, Dennis Rodman may have amassed $27 million in NBA earnings at a certain point in his life, but years prior, he was told to get a job right after high school, failing which he’d be kicked out of the house.

The young man at the time apparently refused. And well, here are Rodman’s words on what happened next, as per Amo Mama.

“She kicked me out. She changed the locks. I had a garbage bag full of clothes. I left the house, and I just sat on the steps down at the apartment complex.”

We probably don’t need to say it, but on the surface, this is some horrible parenting.

Despite that though, it is possible that we may be missing something here. After all, the Bulls legend did invite his mom to his Hall of Fame induction.

Still, for all the verbal beatdowns and bullying he gets from the NBA community, Dennis Rodman really should be praised for showing this level of tenacity to get through it all.

We don’t know about anyone else, but we’re proud of you, Dennis.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

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Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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