Dennis Rodman is back in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) watches a basketball game between former U.S. NBA basketball players and North Korean players of the Hwaebul team of the DPRK with Dennis Rodman, at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 9, 2014.

Rodman and other former NBA players played in an exhibition game Wednesday in Pyongyang and Rodman sang a verse from a birthday song to Kim.

Pyongyang

Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman takes part in a practice session with North Korean basketball players and other former NBA stars in Pyongyang, in this photo taken Jan. 7, 2014 and released by Kyodo on Jan. 9, 2014.

Rodman headed for a North Korean ski resort on Thursday after staging a match in Pyongyang for dictator Kim Jong Un's birthday that has drawn the ire of human rights activists and some of his fellow professionals.

Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses for a souvenir photo with Dennis Rodman and former U.S. NBA basketball colleagues after a basketball game against North Korean players of the Hwaebul team of the DPRK at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, Jan. 9, 2014.

Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks with Dennis Rodman after they watched a basketball game between former U.S. NBA basketball players and North Korean players of the Hwaebul team of the DPRK at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, Jan. 9, 2014.

Pyongyang, North Korea

North Koreans look down from a balcony as former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman enters the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 19, 2013.

Rodman arrived to the North Korean capital to help train the national team and renew his friendship with the North's young leader, Kim Jong Un.

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Pyongyang, North Korea

Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman speaks to North Korean basketball players during a practice session in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 20, 2013.

Rodman selected the members of the North Korean team who will play in Pyongyang against visiting NBA stars on Jan. 8, 2014, the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Beijing

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Dennis Rodman is surrounded by the media at Beijing International Airport, before he leaves for Pyongyang, Dec. 19, 2013.

Rodman said on Thursday he was not going to North Korea to talk about politics or human rights, despite political tension surrounding the execution of leader Kim Jong Un's uncle.

Beijing

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Dennis Rodman is surrounded by the media at Beijing International Airport, before he leaves for Pyongyang, Dec. 19, 2013.

Beijing

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Dennis Rodman gestures as he leaves for Pyongyang from Beijing International Airport, Dec. 19, 2013.

Beijing

Dennis Rodman shows pictures he took with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the media, upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, in this combination picture of frames, Sept. 7, 2013.

Rodman returned from his second visit to North Korea this year where he again met the reclusive country's leader Kim Jong-un, but did not come back with jailed American missionary Kenneth Bae.

Beijing

Dennis Rodman shows pictures he took with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the media, upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, in this combination picture of frames, Sept. 7, 2013.

Pyongyang, North Korea

Dennis Rodman shakes hands with officials upon arrival at Pyongyang airport, Dec. 19, 2013.

Beijing

Dennis Rodman shows pictures he took with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the media, upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, in this combination picture of frames, Sept. 7, 2013.

Pyongyang, North Korea

Dennis Rodman and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hug in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency on March 1, 2013.

KCNA reported that a mixed basketball game of visiting U.S. basketball players and North Korean players was held at Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium on Feb. 28, 2013.

Pyongyang, North Korea

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman and his company visit the Tower of Juche Idea in Pyongyang in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency on March 1, 2013.

Beijing

Dennis Rodman gestures as he talks to journalists upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, Sept. 7, 2013.

Pyongyang, North Korea

Dennis Rodman is welcomed by Son Kwang-ho, Vice Chairman of North Korea's Olympic Committe, as he arrives at an airport in Pyongyang in this still image taken from video, Feb. 26, 2013. Rodman arrived in North Korea on to film a television documentary with representatives of the Harlem Globetrotters celebrity team, North Korean state television reported.

Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C), his wife Ri Sol-Ju (L) and Dennis Rodman (R) talk in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency on March 1, 2013.

Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C), his wife Ri Sol-Ju (L) and Dennis Rodman clap during an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency, March 1, 2013.