RODMAN BACK TO REBOUNDING.Byline: Frank Burlison Staff Writer LONG BEACH - A standing-room-only crowd announced at 4,373 in the Pyramid got all of the entertainment value it could have hoped for Friday night in Dennis Rodman's return to professional basketball. His hair dyed in Long Beach Jam orange and blue, Rodman rod·man n. One who carries and employs a leveling rod under the supervision of a surveyor. grabbed 14 rebounds in 28 minutes and helped his new teammates rally from a 12-point deficit in the first half and knock off the Fresno HeatWave heatwave n → ola de calor heatwave n → vague f de chaleur heatwave n → ondata di caldo 130-110. Rodman, the Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. resident who hopes a stint in the American Basketball Association
abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= , didn't score or even take a shot. But no one cared Friday night. Rebounding was his niche when he played for five NBA title teams - he won seven rebounding titles - and he demonstrated he hasn't lost his knack despite having been out of professional basketball since being released by the Dallas Mavericks  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. in 2000. He entered the game to an ovation with 6:47 remaining in the first quarter and grabbed his first rebound 48 seconds later. ``I was a little cautious - it's been 3 1/2 years,'' Rodman said. ``In my next game I'll be more alive. ``It's just another game as I see it. I wouldn't be here if I didn't want to play in the NBA again. That's what it's all about.'' Rodman, who only began working out with the club a week ago after signing an $850-a-week contract with president Steve Chase Dr. Steve Chase is the current Director of the Environmental Advocacy And Organizing Program in the Department of Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England. He is an activist, organizer, lecturer, and editor. last month, left the game to another ovation with 22 seconds to go - and only then did spectators begin to head to the exits. Rodman has said his goal is to play with the Jam in hopes of persuading an NBA team to sign him by the All-Star break next month. ``By the NBA All-Star break I should be 100 percent, and that would be a good time to move forward,'' Rodman said. Frank Burlison, (562) 499-1338 frank.burlison(at)presstelegram.com |
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