Dennis Rodman claimed in an interview with Overtime in 2019 that he would've "locked up" LeBron James on the court if he was in the NBA today. Rodman went viral when he stated, "F*ck yeah. I would have locked his a** up. LeBron is so easy to play. He’s so f*cking easy to play; he don’t have any moves. Only move he has is streak down the line. He ain’t got no moves. Where he going?? Where is he going that’s quick?"
Gilbert Arenas revisited Rodman's claims during a sit-down with Fubo Sports, stating, "Dennis Rodman, 6-7, 210-pound guy, wouldn't be stopping LeBron James. Let it go." Gilbert then explained, "He’s a point guard; you were great at defending people back to the basket. He’s going downhill; your brute strength has no bearing on downhill guards."
He closed his argument by saying, "The hand check worked because the guard wasn't a scorer. He was a set-up guy. So he's sitting there with his back to the basket, trying to get this offense and get it to the big man down low. So it's easy to just hand check a guy who's not moving anywhere."
