Reisman stood at the bedroom door for two, maybe three hours. Rodman wouldn’t come out. After returning to Cooke County College to see Rodman play, Reisman was told that Rodman had left. Reisman saw that as his opening. He called Rodman’s mom, Shirley, to set up a Saturday morning visit at the Rodman’s home in Dallas. Reisman arrived, but Rodman wasn’t ready. “He finally opened that door,” Reisman said, “and we had an immediate connection.” It’s a connection Reisman still can’t describe, but it was mutual. When Rodman was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011, Reisman was the first person he thanked in his speech.