RODMAN INSISTS IT'S A GO; REPORT: FELT `NO RUSH' TO CLOSE LAKERS DEAL.Byline: Howard Beck Daily News Staff Writer Dennis Rodman rod·man n. One who carries and employs a leveling rod under the supervision of a surveyor. is ready to sign with the Lakers See Lake poets . Maybe. The problem with knowing for certain is that the source of the information this time is Rodman himself, and that means nothing can be taken at face value. In Thursday's editions of the Chicago Sun-Times This article is about the Chicago newspaper. For the Canadian newspaper, see Owen Sound Sun Times. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. , Rodman said he planned to sign a one-year contract either Thursday or today. But Thursday passed without a signing, and the Lakers have indicated they do not expect anything to happen today either. But Rodman insists he's coming. ``Let's do it,'' he told the Sun-Times, in his first public comments on the matter. ``The media has been saying, `Dennis Rodman is broke, over the hill, not happy and can't play anymore.' But what else is new? People have always been counting Dennis Rodman out and telling lies. So that's not going to change. ``I feel good (and) I feel like playing again.'' The team confirmed that Rodman and Lakers owner Jerry Buss Dr. Gerald Hatten “Jerry” Buss (born in 1934) is an American professional basketball team owner, former real estate developer, and poker player. Early life Raised near Kemmerer, Wyoming, Buss earned a B.S. met after Wednesday night's game between the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. , but the result of that meeting is unclear. It was the first face-to-face meeting Rodman has had with any team official in weeks. Meanwhile, Rodman is scheduled to appear today on ESPN's ``UpClose'' at 3 p.m. perhaps to explain the situation. Buss himself extended the invitation to the eccentric eccentric, in mechanics, device for changing rotary to back-and-forth motion. A disk is mounted off center on a shaft. One flat, open, circular end of a rod fits around the edge of the disk; the other end is usually attached to a block that slides in a slot. former Chicago Bull - over the strong objections of Lakers management - about three weeks ago. But Rodman has been slow to accept the deal for the veterans minimum salary, $12,195 per game, because it's far below his market value. Yet no one else wants the seven-time rebounding champion or can pay him the millions he once commanded, so it's a mystery why he has dragged out the process, unless one simply assumes he's pumping it for the publicity. His explanation: ``I had to take my time and do what's best for Dennis Rodman. (There is) no rush. I'm a free agent. They can't pay me what I'm worth anyway.'' His sister and business adviser, Debra Rodman, said she had spoken with the Lakers and also indicated he would sign the deal Thursday or today. ``But I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if he'll suit up to play Friday night or Sunday, because he's probably got to go through at least a couple of practices with them,'' Debra Rodman said. ``Personally, I'm happy to see him getting back out on the court, because this is something he really loves doing and is something he's really good at. ``He just had to take some extra time to rest, because he has been so busy going nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. for three years playing ball, shooting movies, doing TV shows and making personal appearances. ``Then he recently got married (to actress Carmen Electra “Tara Patrick” redirects here. For the porn star, see Tera Patrick. Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra,[1] is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer, singer, and actress. ). And he never felt the need to hurry because, let's face it, the league will be making a hell of a lot more money off of Dennis than he will be making off of them.'' LAKERS vs. SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., at the Forum. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West, KLAC-AM (570). Tickets: Sold out. Lakers (5-3) update: Tonight's game ends a four-game homestand. The Lakers are off Saturday, then play three straight nights in Seattle, Denver and Vancouver. They've beaten the Spurs in five straight meetings, including an 80-75 victory at the Alamodome on Feb. 8. Spurs (4-4) update: Almost as unpredictable as the Lakers. Their earlier loss to L.A. began a three-game skid, with losses at Minnesota and Cleveland. The Spurs bounced back with victories at Philadelphia and Chicago before losing at home to Phoenix on Wednesday. Tim Duncan Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'11" (2. leads the team with 18.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. - Howard Beck CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (Color) RODMAN Box: LAKERS vs. SAN ANTONIO (See text) |
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