Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday without much word on whether he met with leader Kim Jong-Un, or when he'd return to Pyongyang once more.
Rodman didn't field any questions from the press when he arrived at the airport in Beijing on Monday, the Associated Press reported.
The former NBA forward told reporters on Sunday that he hadn't yet met with Kim, and didn't specify whether he'd solidified plans to see the leader with whom he's struck up a friendship.
Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday, as part of his "basketball diplomacy" trip. The Hall of Famer is currently organizing a game between 12 former NBA players who haven't been identified, and a handful of local North Korean players.
It appears Rodman is having a difficult time bringing the American team around to the idea of playing in North Korea, especially since the latest news out of Pyongyang tells of the execution of political figure and Kim's uncle Jang Song-Thaek. Jang's disappearance has caused some foreign analysts to question the future of Kim's rule.
But Rodman insisted on Friday that North Korea was safe to visit.
"You know, they're still afraid to come here, but I'm just telling them, you know, don't be afraid, man, it's all love, it's all love here," Rodman told AP reporters after holding tryouts for the game, tentatively named "The Big Bang in Pyongyang," in the Pyongyang Indoor Gymnasium, Friday. "I understand what's going on with the political stuff, and I say, I don't go into that venture, I'm just doing one thing for these kids here, and for this country, and for my country, and for the world, pretty much."
The exhibition game is scheduled to take place on Jan. 8, Kim's birthday.
