BEIJING (AP) — Former basketball star Dennis Rodman says he's sorry for not being able to help an American missionary detained in North Korea.

Rodman and other retired players were there last week to play a game to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un.

Rodman also apologized last week after suggesting that American Kenneth Bae (bay) was responsible for his own detainment for more than a year.

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