NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday and may have to spend up to 20 days in jail for failing to pay spousal and child support, the L.A. Times is reporting (via Hoopshype).
As of March 1, Rodman, still owed $808,935 in support for the two children he had with his third wife, Michelle Rodman, her attorney, Jack Kayajanian, claims in court documents. Rodman also owes $51,441 in spousal support, according to the lawyer.
Dennis Rodman's attorney, Linnea Willis, said Rodman can barely afford his own living expenses and also has a $5,000 per month obligation for another child of his. Willis said she and another lawyer representing Rodman are working pro bono because he doesn’t have the money to pay them.
"Respondent Dennis Rodman is broke and cannot afford any additional fees," court documents claim. She also says Rodman is "extremely sick" and his marketability has declined since his days in the NBA.
But Kayajanian says claims of Rodman’s financial hardship are untrue and that $800,000-plus Rodman owes his client is "locked in stone."
"He does OK for a retired athlete, but whatever he's making now is nothing compared with what he was making as a professional athlete," Willis said.
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