Rodman leaves N. Korea without word if he met leader

AP

Show Caption Hide Caption Rodman talks training N. Korea basketball players The former basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Sunday he doesn't feel snubbed that his latest visit to North Korea hasn't yet included a meeting with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un. Rodman is in Pyongyang to train local basketball players.

Roman didn%27t say if he met Kim Jong Un on this trip

Rodman wants to bring 12 NBA players to North Korea to play an exhibition game

Last week%2C Kim announced the execution of his uncle

BEIJING (AP) — Former basketball star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday, but didn't answer questions from the media on whether he had met with leader Kim Jong Un on his latest visit.

The two struck up a friendship when Rodman first traveled to the secretive state earlier this year.

Rodman declined to answer questions from reporters on his arrival at Beijing's airport.

On Sunday night, he told the Associated Press that he had not yet had a meeting with Kim. He arrived in North Korea on Thursday, a week after North Korea announced the execution of Kim's once-powerful uncle, sparking speculation by foreign analysts over the future of the Kim regime.

Rodman's short visit was aimed at finalizing plans to bring 12 ex-NBA players to Pyongyang for a Jan. 8 exhibition game marking Kim's birthday.

Rodman is the highest profile American to meet Kim since the leader inherited power from his father in late 2011.