Former NBA player Dennis Rodman will publish children's book

Dennis Rodman's book is currently titled 'Dennis, the Red Bull.'

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Basketball player Dennis Rodman played for the Detroit Pistons, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Lakers, among others.

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman has written a children’s book that will hit bookstores next month.

Rodman, a former player for the Detroit Pistons who was recently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, co-wrote the book with screenwriter Dustin Warburton. It is currently titled “Dennis the Red Bull.”

Rodman dedicated the book “to his children, with the intent to relay a positive message to our countries youth and to his own children,” according to the Detroit Free Press.

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