USWNT forward Trinity Rodman describes father Dennis as 'not a father'

U.S. Women’s National Team star Trinity Rodman spoke about her relationship with her father and criticized Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman for not being present in her life.

In an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast released Wednesday, the 2024 Olympic gold medalist accused the former Chicago Bulls legend of being an unpredictable factor growing up and continuing to this day. According to the Washington Spirit forward – who has previously described her relationship with her father as strained – the five-time NBA champion would barely see his children a few times a year and then insist on remaining in control.

“He is not a father. Maybe related by blood, but nothing else,” said the 22-year-old about one of the biggest basketball names of the 1990s. “We got just enough money to pay the rent. And then we were just, I don’t even know how we did it, but somehow we did it.”

Here’s what you should know about Trinity Rodman’s comments about her relationship with her father.

Trinity Rodman: “We lived in a car”

Dennis Rodman became one of the NBA’s biggest stars and played a key role in the Chicago Bulls’ three-peat team around Michael Jordan. Because of Rodman’s rebounding skills – the New Jersey native was the league’s leading rebounder for seven straight seasons and is considered one of the all-time greats in the category – and his outlandish personality, “The Worm” had a big NBA contract, endorsements and branched out even into acting.

According to his daughter, who had just helped the Washington Spirit to this year’s NWSL championship final, that money didn’t go toward supporting his children.

“We had (a Ford) Expedition and lived there for a while,” Rodman explained. “I think it was when we were at… Ensign by Newport Harbor. So we were still in Newport (Beach). So imagine living in a car and going to a rich (high) school. That’s the weirdest thing, but.” We lived in a car but could afford to stay in a motel for a while, so we went back and forth on what nights we could pay for, how many nights we could pay for .

Rodman said that over the years, Dennis came over “one, two, three, four times a year” and that those moments often led to arguments about whether their father was doing enough to provide for the family financially.

“At least that was the argument (between her parents) that was ever discussed before us. It was all about the money and helping his kids,” the 2024 NWSL Best 11 striker explained. “My dad, he likes to be in control. So he went shopping with us, got us phones, did this and that. ‘Oh, I’m going shopping with you and your brother,’ and my brother and I too.” like, “We don’t want to go shopping!” “We do just money to go in and out with our friends after school.” So it was like he wasn’t giving us any money for that.

“He had to be in control of taking us shopping and swiping his own card. But if we asked, ‘Hey, could we have $100 to get food and go to Claire’s to get my ears pierced?’ Just little things like that, he was like, ‘No, you’re using me.'”

Trinity Rodman on Dennis Rodman: “I don’t know where he is”

For the USWNT attacker, life was complicated as the daughter of Dennis Rodman. Trinity has shown up to Washington Spirit games in t-shirts reminiscent of some of her father’s most infamous looks, but noted in the interview that she had to be very conscious of what she does and doesn’t do when he shows up.

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USWNT forward Trinity Rodman describes father Dennis as ‘not a father’

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