{"id":15040,"date":"2013-02-27T23:02:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T23:02:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-02-27T23:02:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T23:02:49","slug":"Dennis-Rodman--Kim-Jong-Un-become-BFFs--What-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=15040","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Rodman &#038; Kim Jong Un  become BFFs!! What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The eccentric basketball Hall of Famer was in Pyongyang to film an episode of HBO&#8217;s upcoming show, VICE.<\/strong> He sat courtside with Kim during the game and spoke to him in both English and through a Korean translator, according to the AP.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nEach team featured two Americans playing with North Koreans. <\/strong>Three of the Americans were Harlem Globetrotters. 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