Inside Dennis and Trinity Rodman’s complex relationship: the legendary former NBA star shares athletic talent with his footballer daughter, but battles ‘demons’ and was mostly an absent father
- Dennis and Trinity Rodman have both opened up about their complicated relationship in interviews, with the former NBA player admitting to feeling ‘detached’ from his children
- The basketball player shares 2 kids, DJ and Trinity, with his ex-wife Michelle Moyer, but was reportedly absent from them emotionally, physically and financially – now, they seem to be on the mend
He’s one of the best rebounders and defenders in NBA history. She’s a star athlete in women’s football in the US.
But Dennis Rodman barely knows his daughter Trinity. They may share the same genes and extraordinary athletic ability, but their relationship has been described by the media as strained and absent.
Although there have been some attempts at reconciliation, Trinity seems to be settling for simply “closure” when it comes to her relationship with her controversial dad, she said in an interview with the LA Times in July.
So what is their dynamic like, exactly? Let’s take a closer look …
Trinity Rodman had a tumultuous childhood
Dennis Rodman and his now ex-wife Michelle Moyer had a whirlwind few years together. They met in 1999 and welcomed their son DJ in 2001. Then Trinity was born a year later and Moyer and Dennis got married in a small civil ceremony the year after that, reports People magazine.
But by 2004, Moyer had filed for divorce. According to an ESPN profile on Trinity in 2022, the famous basketball star was absent from his children’s lives in every respect.
While Trinity excelled on the sports field, her home life seemed to be wanting. She once lived at the Orange Country Comfort Inn with her mum, brother and elder sister Teyana Lima, Moyer’s daughter from a previous marriage. Per ESPN, Moyer spoke about eating free waffles in the hotel lobby and scoring free lunch at school for her kids. Rodman hardly saw his children and despite having a famous surname, his children didn’t appear to benefit from his stardom.