Washington Spirit and USWNT star Trinity Rodman hasn’t been shy about discussing her strained relationship with her father, five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman.
Trinity was the guest of the latest opus of the “Call Him Dad” Podcast – titled “The Truth About My Family” – and revealed her difficult upbringing because Rodman’s lifestyle of partying with “random b-hes” was not a suitable environment for her to live.
“We organized an expedition and we lived in there for a little while,” Trinity told host Alex Cooper, who mentioned that some might think money wasn’t an issue for her growing up . “We tried to live with him, but he parties 24/7, brings random bitches. He loves the spotlight. He loves cameras.
Rodman was known for his wild partying lifestyle – including his whirlwind marriage to model Carmen Electra at A Little Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas which lasted only a few months.
Trinity’s mother is Michelle Moyer, Rodman’s third wife. Moyer filed for divorce in 2004 and the divorce was officially finalized in 2012.
The former Bulls great has two other children.
Trinity then recalled the emotional moment she and Rodman shared when he surprised her during a Spirit victory in an NWSL playoff match in November 2021.
The USWNT forward explained that it wasn’t a happy reunion like the public had thought.
“I’m crying, no one knows what’s going on, and I’m like, ‘Man, my dad’s here,'” Trinity recalled, adding at the time that she hadn’t spoken to her father in months. “Then I walk over, and again there are cameras everywhere, he grabs my head and I start bawling in his arms like he’s a daddy-daughter like…
“I’ve lost all hope of getting him back, I answer the phone now to let my conscience tell me, ‘He needed to hear my voice’ before anything happens. That’s why I answer the phone, not for me. He is not a father, perhaps by blood, but nothing else.
Trinity explained that she didn’t speak about her father in depth because she wanted to protect his image – but she admitted that it became difficult to stay silent because of her pent-up anger.
“We never want to give it a bad image, and that comes at the cost of some restraint,” she said. “I guess it’s like the anger that I haven’t really been able to express is difficult for me.”