Dennis Rodman Says He's Going to Russia to Help Free Brittney Griner

Dennis Rodman says he's going to use his dictator's diplomacy to get the attention of the Russian government so that they will allow the release of the imprisoned woman.

The ex-NBA player told NBC News that he was going to head over there and help the girl in the swap. If Rodman is serious or not, he could be.

We are all aware of that. Over the years, DR has visited North Korea many times and built a relationship with the leader of the country. Rodman insists his connections in N. Korea have aided U.S. diplomatic efforts.

He went to the communist country with Donald Trump. His influence has always got a raised eyebrow.

There isn't much more to the NBC interview, which sounds like it was fast and on the move, as there's no video or anything beyond text quotes, except for Rodman suggesting that he's also familiar with Putin.

NBC is one of the outlets that has noted. There is no word on whether this is a U.S.-sanctioned effort or not.

The feds advise Americans not to travel to Russia at the moment, and they're already working on securing BG's release, but we'll see if DR actually touches down in the near future to do something that isn't already happening. He was in D.C. this weekend for an event.

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