Basketballitics

Turdy for Turdy

North Korea is a mysterious place. Few visit and few put on basketball exhibitions that are meant to save hostages and bring peace. This week, the boys cover the history of sports in North Korea and the many adventures of Dennis Rodman. Works Cited Adst. “North Korea Blows up South Korean Airliner, 1987.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Dec. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/adst/north-korea-blows-up-sout_b_9028818.html. Andrews-Dyer, Helena. “A Brief Guide to Dennis Rodman's Long, Weird History with North Korea.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 12 June 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/06/12/a-brief-guide-to-dennis-rodmans-long-weird-history-with-north-korea/?utm_term=.2c4abb0844b1. Boren, Cindy. “Kim Jong-Il: A Sporting Life (with Golf, Bowling, Soccer and Basketball Interests).” The Washington Post, WP Company, 19 Dec. 2011, www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/kim-jong-il-golf-bowling-and-basketball-interests-some-of-which-were-real/2011/12/19/gIQAmWSV4O_blog.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6eeab0f0cb76. Hotham, Oliver. “Give Pucks a Chance: Ice Hockey Diplomacy in North Korea.” NK News - North Korea News, 2 June 2018, www.nknews.org/2016/06/give-pucks-a-chance-ice-hockey-diplomacy-in-north-korea/. Hyung Eun, Kim. “North Korea: A Sporting History of Bombs and Diplomacy.” BBC News, BBC, 9 Jan. 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42618217. Karangu, Jessie, et al. “Dennis Rodman in North Korea: a Timeline of Events.” WJLA, wjla.com/news/entertainment/dennis-rodman-and-north-korea-a-timeline-of-events. Kilgore, Adam. “Dennis Rodman's Strange, Naive Fascination with North Korea.” Chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017, www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-dennis-rodman-north-korea-20170623-story.html. Pearson, James. “Kim Jong Un's Love of Sport Could Be Making of Games.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 6 Nov. 2017, www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-northkorea/kim-jong-uns-love-of-sport-could-be-making-of-games-idUSKBN1D612K. Staff, TMZ. “Dennis Rodman BLASTS Barack Obama Over North Korea -- 'He Can't Do S**t'.” TMZ, TMZ.com, 23 Mar. 2016, www.tmz.com/2013/05/10/dennis-rodman-barack-obama-kim-jong-un-north-korea-kenneth-bae/.