Former basketball superstar Dennis Rodman has responded to her daughter Trinity Rodman’s brutal comments about her parenting.

Dennis posted on social media expressing her desire to continue working to improve her relationship with Trinity, which plays for the United States women’s national soccer team.

Trinity recently made headlines when she revealed how absent Dennis had been from her life and described some of his excesses.

The former basketball player took to his Instagram page on Thursday to share a montage featuring photos of him and his children. In the caption of the post, the father of three apologized to Trinity, while writing“Sorry, I wasn’t the father you wanted me to be, but anyway, I still tried and I’m still trying and I’ll never stop.”

Dennis also said he had I tried to reach out to Trinity, claiming she had not returned his calls. He wrote: “I will keep trying even if you are told, as an adult, not to answer my phone calls. I will try even if it is difficult and takes a long time.”

The former Chicago Bulls forward expressed his desire to still be there for Trinity, writing: “I’m still here and I tell you all the time rather than your voice or voicemail how proud I am. He expressed his wish that his children would call him and come to him and tell him: “I hope that one day I can get this. I’m here and I’m still trying.”

Dennis concluded, “I’m here and I’m still trying.” He implored Trinity to pick up the phone, adding: “You have my number, you see me calling, I’m here.” The 63-year-old signed his message, “Dennis RODMAN- Dad.”

Dennis added an FYI section to his post in which he claimed to watch Trinity play all the time.

The old NBA The star wrote: “I actually showed up to watch you play and was told not to come because of who I was instead and I just wanted to support you so I’ve been watching you ever since my hotel balcony just to make everyone happy.”

The NBA icon concluded by expressing his love for his children, writing, “I love all my children.”

Dennis Rodman’s post came hours after Trinity’s comment during his appearance on the Dec. 18 episode of “Call her daddy” Podcast. She said about her father: “He’s not a father. Maybe by blood, but nothing else.”

The soccer player shared details of her relationship with her father, explaining that she and her brother Dennis “DJ” Rodman, whom her father shares with ex-wife Michelle Moyer, had kept quiet about their strained relationship.

However, Trinity said she is now ready to talk about it. She added: “My brother and I have been very generous in the way we’ve talked about it and very selfless. We never want to make it look bad and that comes at the cost of holding on to a lot of the issues that we have.” that I went through and traumatized.

Trinity pointed out that she had always tried to make it clear in previous interviews that her father was not present and revealed that her relationship with him declined significantly after he and his mother divorced in 2012.

She also revealed that Dennis had offered financial support to his mother in her early childhood, but stopped doing so after their divorce. The 22-year-old shared that she lived in a car with her mother and brother while they were growing up, but Moyer did her best to smooth over the difficult situation.

The Washington Spirit forward revealed that his father parties all the time and brings random women to their house and they have a hard time living with him. She noted that it was frustrating to see Dennis speak candidly about his parenting during interviews.

“I think he wishes he could fight his demons,” she said. AND! News. “I roll my eyes because you often hear something, but he doesn’t do anything to change it. Like, ‘I wish I was a better father.’ He’s said this in many interviews. It’s like, OK, then do something.

Trinity remembers when Dennis showed up to one of her games – the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League semifinals, which was uncomfortable for her. “Coming into my junior year, the quarterfinals, I’m already shitting my pants like this,” she said. “I’m like ‘oh my fucking God.’ There’s no way this is happening right now Mind you, I haven’t seen or spoken to him in months.

Although she was angry that her father’s presence at the game ruined her “happy moment”, Trinity warmed up to him and they shared an emotional hug. She revealed that Dennis had promised to keep in touch with her, but ultimately failed to do so and she only heard from him this year.

Trinity, who helped the USWNT win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, detailed some of the things that caused her father to move away from his family. She said: “Given his success and wealth, he was surrounded by many toxic people who took his money and took advantage of him. Because he drank alcohol, he was brainwashed and didn’t really have any money. no control over anything. »

She said his family did their best to support him, but it yielded no results. Trinity explained, “We tried to be that foundation and be the right people around him because really, we never asked for anything unless we really needed it.” She added: “We just want you. He never understood that fact because he never experienced it.”

The disgruntled daughter said her father ruined family problems and never understood that people just wanted to be with him and make him happy. She concluded: “He’s always thinking about money, money, money.”

In addition to Trinity and DJ, Dennis Rodman also has a daughter, Alexis Rodman, whom he shares with his first wife, Annie Bakes. He and Bakes married in 1992 after five years of dating, but divorced after 82 days.