Bill Plaschke: Hall of shame is more like it for Dennis Rodman

With his garish appearance, freakish statements and outlandish attitude, Dennis Rodman certainly belongs in a museum.

That museum is Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.

It is not the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Yet the Worm will burrow his way into the hallowed grounds of Springfield, Mass., Friday night, entering basketball’s ultimate destination along with the likes of Chris Mullin, Artis Gilmore and Tex Winter.

Seriously. What is Rodman doing there? And he’s entering with Tex? Can you imagine? One guy who tore apart the Lakers enshrined with a guy who helped rescue them?

"I don’t know what’s more shocking," said Chris Winter, Tex’s son, to reporters. "That they didn’t put Tex in 30 years ago, or they didn’t make Dennis wait another 30 years."