{"id":2459604,"date":"2025-07-12T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polarizing-nba-legends-daughter-rips-into-espn-for-mentioning-her-father\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T19:01:42","slug":"polarizing-nba-legends-daughter-rips-into-espn-for-mentioning-her-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polarizing-nba-legends-daughter-rips-into-espn-for-mentioning-her-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Polarizing NBA Legend&#8217;s Daughter Rips Into ESPN for Mentioning Her Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolarizing-nba-legends-daughter-rips-into-espn-for-mentioning-her-father%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2459604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trinity Rodman, a prominent women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-cleric-covid-vaccine-causes-homosexuality\/\" title=\"Iranian Cleric: COVID Vaccine Causes Homosexuality\">soccer player<\/a> and daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vomit-emojis-and-insults-former-miss-usa-cheslie-kryst-shared-details-of-online-trolling-before-her-suicide\/\" title=\"\u2018Vomit Emojis And Insults\u2019: Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Shared Details Of Online Trolling Before Her Suicide\">recently expressed frustration<\/a> after ESPN commentators mentioned her estranged father during a Wimbledon broadcast featuring her boyfriend, tennis player Ben Shelton. Trinity criticized the media for repeatedly bringing up her tough relationship with her father, emphasizing that Dennis Rodman is not a part of her life and that his mention during Ben&#8217;s matches was inappropriate. She also corrected ESPN after they repeatedly misnamed her as &#8220;Tiffany.&#8221; In interviews, Trinity has shared the emotional pain caused by her father&#8217;s absence and described the challenges she and her brother have faced due to his behavior.Despite her complicated family background, Trinity continues to focus on her successful soccer career with the Washington Spirit and the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The ghost of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >daddy issues past raised<\/a> its ugly head this week for women&rsquo;s soccer star Trinity Rodman.<\/p>\n<p>Rodman is the daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dennis-rodman-leaves-brittney-griner-high-dry-report\/\">Dennis Rodman<\/a>, whose eccentricities got more attention during his NBA playing career than his sterling defensive abilities and whose post-NBA life has included a friendship with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, ESPN announcers brought that up while doing a Wimbledon crowd shot during a match that featured Ben Shelton, Trinity Rodman&rsquo;s boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN mentioned her as &ldquo;the girlfriend of Ben Shelton, great soccer player in her own right, the daughter of former basketball star Dennis Rodman,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/08\/sports\/trinity-rodman-calls-out-wimbledon-announcers-over-dennis-rodman-mention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That hit a nerve, as Rodman showed in an Instagram Story, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/us-soccer-star-trinity-rodman-fires-back-espn-broadcast-unwanted-father-mentions-during-wimbledon?dicbo=v2-nmy0Rgd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For Ben&rsquo;s matches he has his family there as his support system, which includes his dad&hellip; my dad&rsquo;s not even in MY life no need to bring him up during HIS matches when I don&rsquo;t even want him talked about during mine,&rdquo; Trinity wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Once again can the media leave Trinity Rodman alone and stop bringing up her dad for everything lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t28O7a4zrk\">pic.twitter.com\/t28O7a4zrk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Key &#128123;&#128420;&#127942; (@Frejoregui) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Frejoregui\/status\/1942292919609667649?\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s him and his loved ones&rsquo; moment. Thank you,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She also had to slap ESPN upside the head for botching something very important to her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For those who don&rsquo;t know&hellip; my name is TRINITY not Tiffany,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke about her relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dennis-rodman-joins-kim-and-kanye-tears-up-as-he-praises-trump\/\">her father<\/a> in a December podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I lost hope in ever getting him back, I answer the phone now for my conscience to be like, &lsquo;He needed to hear my voice&rsquo; before anything happens,&rdquo; she said then. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I answer the phone, not for me..&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s not a dad. Maybe by blood but nothing else,&rdquo; she said then, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/pro\/news\/trinity-rodman-blasts-espn-for-mentioning-estranged-father-dennis-during-wimbledon-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the dad situation, in terms of what I&rsquo;ve filtered and what I&rsquo;ve talked about, I feel like me and my brother have been very generous with the way that we&rsquo;ve talked about it and very unselfish. I think we never want to make him look bad, and that is at the cost of holding in a lot, and a lot of issues we&rsquo;ve gone through and just like, trauma, per se,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If these Wimbledon broadcasters call Trinity Rodman &ldquo;Tiffany&rdquo; one more time, I might lose my mind<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; sam (@samfarisss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samfarisss\/status\/1942277444968354247?\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even now, I&rsquo;m trying to be honest about it, and I&rsquo;m still giving him sympathy. Which is frustrating for me because in reality, I think he&rsquo;s an extremely selfish human being. I think everything has always been about him,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Trinity Rodman plays for the Washington Spirit of the NWSL &nbsp;and is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-unleashes-fury-us-womens-soccer-team-national-anthem\/\">member<\/a> of the U.S. Women&rsquo;s National Team.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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