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When Charles Oakley kicked Dennis Rodman out of a Miami steakhouse | The Draymond Green Show

3 Feb 2022 · 3 min

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In this episode of The Draymond Green Show, host Draymond Green interviews former NBA enforcer Charles Oakley about a memorable incident that Oakley describes in his book. Oakley tells how he met Dennis Rodman at a South Beach steakhouse (the Red Steakhouse) after a prior appearance together. Rodman was observed eating off other patrons' plates, prompting the restaurant manager to call Oakley. Oakley confronted Rodman, told him not to come around him again, and escorted him out of the establishment. The conversation touches on the aftermath of the altercation—Rodman has not returned—and reflects on Rodman's on‑court greatness versus his off‑court antics. Oakley also references other stories in his book and expresses respect for Rodman's basketball talent despite disapproval of his behavior. The interview maintains a casual, storytelling tone, with occasional promotion of The Volume’s YouTube channel.

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What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to The Volume's YouTube channel below so you don't miss any more of this great content going forward. In your book, you also spoke about kicking Dennis Rodman out of a steakhouse in South Beach. Walk me through that. 'Cause I got a lot of respect for Dennis Rodman.
Yeah.
And he went at me a couple times. I didn't quite understand it, but I still have respect and love for him. But I definitely gotta hear about this one, Uncle O.
So basically, you know, in the book, I'm gonna tell you this one, There's many more in the book about him, but this one was like, wow. So we in South Beach at the Gansborough on Collins.
We did an appearance together from like 2 to 4.
And we finished up, you know, had time to kill. He was like, "What you doing tonight, O.S.?
I'm going to my steakhouse." We had a steakhouse in South Beach on Washington.
He said, "Okay." He said, "I will meet you there around 7:30, quarter to 8." You know, time go past, 7 o'clock, I'm getting ready to go to the steakhouse. So I stopped at Prime 112 'cause it's right 2 blocks apart. So I'm in there talking to Miles about 7:15, da-da, this and that.
7:20, the manager of the Red Steakhouse called me, "Oh, get here." I said, "What's going on?" "You wouldn't believe what Dennis doing." I said, "What he doing?" He said, "Eating off people plates." I said, "What?" So I tell Miles, "I'll be back." So I walk around there. So I get around there, I look through the shade, I look through the window, and he was just like, Next day, mm, like, oh shit, really?
I walk in there, I need a beat, I went straight to him.
I like, Dennis, what is you doing?
Something, just relaxing and trying to, you know, entertain.
I was like, I said, and walked him outside and threw it.
I said, don't you never come around me again in life.
Wow, and where did y'all relationship go from there?
Like, don't come around me again in life.
And he ain't came around since.
So in the book, another thing come up, but you know, you got the book, so the next thing is crazy too. Absolutely. So it's crazy though, but—
I gotta finish the book.
The manager's like, "Oh, I'm so glad you came over here, man." 'Cause he was just, you know, I guess he was just trying to be funny, but no, this a high established, you know, business.
You don't do that, Dennis.
Absolutely.
Not with my name on it.
Absolutely, no, 100%, I respect that.
Great player, he changed the game in a way, but off the court, he's a different guy. I get him on the court, off the court, no, not no more.
I gave him respect 'cause we played the same position. We know how hard it is to play that position. And when you not demanding the ball every game, you just got to stop the other team to get the ball.
Absolutely.
One of the best to do that.
But off the court is a different story.
No, 100%. I think we all know, I mean, we've just seen the stories. Obviously we don't know like you know, but we've seen the stories all over the place. But then obviously in "The Last Dance" as well.