Say hello to ‘The Worm’

In the Pilot’s first-ever Last Word (OK, we’re going by memory here,

because our computer system doesn’t show the article and the move to

our new office has us a bit discombobulated), we pushed for an NBA

trade.

We wanted to send Dennis Rodman, then Newport Beach’s bad boy

extraordinaire, to Coto de Caza in exchange for Kobe Bryant, who then

was thinking about moving to the Orange County gated community. (Yes,

given the circus that’s since dropped in Bryant’s lap, maybe that

wasn’t the best trade after all.)

Rodman since has made several appearances in the Last Word,

including a send-off in September when he moved from his West Newport

digs to Huntington Beach.

We admit it, we have a bit of an addiction to Rodman news. We were

pretty crushed when he left town.

Crushed? Why does that sound familiar? Oh yeah, the great news

this week!

Rodman’s back in town, sort of. He signed to play basketball for

the American Basketball Assn. team based at the Orange County

Fairgrounds. Yes, they are the Orange County Crush, and with “The

Worm” back, we no longer are.

And we do hope this comeback sticks and we see him on an NBA floor

by the playoffs.