THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL WORM TURNS AMID DOUBTS.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH LONG BEACH - Dennis Rodman had every intention to bang some tattooed bodies around during his first practice session with the American Basketball Association's Long Beach Jam on Jam On is a Jam Bands radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 17 and Dish Network channel 6017. It has featured basketball great Bill Walton hosting a Grateful Dead show, Woodstock MC Wavy Gravy, and pedal steel genius Buddy Cage as a DJ. Saturday afternoon. The problem was this big, silver ring stuck through the middle of his lower lip The lower lip covers the anterior body of the mandible. It is lowered by the Depressor labii inferioris muscle. See also
. ``He didn't have the instrument that he needed to get it off,'' said Jam 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. , watching Rodman jog through some set offensive plays with teammates, minus any defenders, at the Long Beach City College gym. ``So he didn't want to chance an injury.'' Mark it down as Excuse No. 1 in the Great Rodman Comeback Caper. So he made it on time for the noon workout, and with his sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl . But it seems like no matter how much wiggle room wiggle room n. Flexibility, as of options or interpretation: ambiguous wording that left some wiggle room for further negotiation. Noun 1. ``The Worm'' gets, someone's always willing to give him a little more, just as long as he keep us amused by his off-court antics and amazed at his on-court abilities. Why should we doubt that this ploy to play for $850 a week with the local minor-league basketball team is a serious attempt to get back into the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= as his 43rd birthday approaches, so he can retire on his own terms and prove he belongs as one of the league's 50 greatest players of all time? Why should we be suspicious when everyone says he's been sober since October, sparked by an intervention from his wife, Michelle, agent Darren Prince and personal trainer personal trainer person n → (persönlicher) Fitnesstrainer m, (persönliche) Fitnesstrainerin f Thaer Mustafa that was documented in a recent, painful ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network mini-series? That came after he crashed a motorcycle doing stunts outside a Las Vegas strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. club and tore up a knee. How can we question his motives when he says he's become a devoted husband (sorry, Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. ) and a loving father to son D.J., about to turn 3, and daughter Trinity, almost 2? ``My record speaks for itself,'' Rodman said when a crush of media types practically pinned him to a wall and asked why anyone shouldn't be skeptical about this latest cry for attention (careful not to bring up his role on ``Celebrity Mole: Yucatan''). His record - aside from what the Newport Beach Police Department has on file - means seven rebound titles, five championship rings and two All-Star Game appearances in a 14-year NBA career that seemed over after an aborted attempt to play for the Dallas Mavericks in 2000, a year after the Lakers employed him for a rocky month. ``There's nothing to be skeptical about because it's not like we're throwing $20 million at him to play for us,'' said Jam coach Earl Cureton, who left the Detroit Pistons in 1986, which opened a roster spot for you-know-who. Chase notes that ``we've had zero negativity from the media or fans about this. It boils down to people either like him or want to like him. He remains a celebrity who people will always be intrigued by.'' Intrigue for the Jam translates to tickets sold. Rodman, who says he's about 75 percent healthy with a physical due Monday, expects to play in the team's next two games Friday night and Sunday afternoon at the Long Beach State Pyramid. Expect to see Rodman's new No. 91 jerseys on sale, too. The grand plan, according to Rodman's handlers, is to get him back in an NBA tank top by the league's All-Star break in mid-February. But before then, the Jam's schedule calls for two games at Las Vegas on Jan. 20-21. ``That'll be a test for his sobriety,'' Chase admitted. Michelle Rodman, officially married to him since May, remained optimistic. ``He's made a complete turnaround,'' she said. ``You 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. the hell I used to go through with him. Now, I wouldn't give this guy up for anything.'' As bad as he might want to be, it's good to know someone still accepts him for all his piercing faults. CAPTION(S): 6 photos, box Photo: (1) A lip piercing limited Dennis Rodman to walk-throughs in his first practice session with the Long Beach Jam on Saturday. Stephen Carr/Staff Photographer (2) no caption (Pete Rose holding up trophy) (3) JOE GIBBS (4) SHAQUILLE O'NEAL (5) PETE ROSE (6) - Dennis Eckersley Box: Sunday PUNCH |
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