But he said he would n't send any players to North Korea without White House approval . Rodman leads a `` Happy Birthday '' singalong with crowds at a North Korea stadium . His `` basketball diplomacy '' team loses to American squad , state media reports . `` It was , as you might imagine , a bizarre and unusual occasion , '' a tour leader says . Rodman angered many February by implying that a U.S. man held in Pyongyang is guilty .
Rodman leads a `` Happy Birthday '' singalong with crowds at a North Korea stadium . His `` basketball diplomacy '' team loses to American squad , state media reports . `` It was , as you might imagine , a bizarre and unusual occasion , '' a tour leader says . Rodman angered many February by implying that a U.S. man held in Pyongyang is guilty .