Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman of the US (C) arrives to check-in for his flight to North Korea at Beijing's international airport on June 13, 2017.
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is expected to arrive in Pyongyang on June 13, US media reported, with the heavily-tattooed former player apparently set for another round of his controversial "basketball diplomacy". / AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAOWANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images