"Dennis Rodman is headed back to North Korea to help train its Olympic basketball team for an invitational game to be staged in Pyongyang early next year, in spite of the political drama currently unfolding the isolated nation.

Last week, leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and supposed mentor, Jang Song Thaek, was purged, quickly executed and publicly shamed on state-controlled media. Days after North Korea confirmed Jang's death, Rodman, the Hall of Fame NBA player, announced his return to the pariah nation, which will be his third trip there this year. Rodman embarked on his Pyongyang trip on Monday to work with the national team before the exhibition game scheduled for Jan. 8."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more here from Michelle FlorCruz / International Business Times:
http://www.ibtimes.com/dennis-rodman-heads-pyongyang-train-north-korean-team-exhibition-game-nba-legends-1511092

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