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Last Dance: Jerry Krause recounts his close bond with Dennis Rodman

The eccentricities and talents of Dennis Rodman are explored in ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary, including a story of a 48-hour, mid-season vacation in Las Vegas. But the flamboyant forward also had a softer, sentimental side.

That played out when Rodman and his longtime agent, Dwight Manley, flew in to attend Jerry Krause’s private memorial service in 2017. Rodman was visibly upset at the loss of Krause, who, in a controversial move, traded for him in 1995 with a strong assist from assistant GM Jim Stack.

Krause's family has shared with NBC Sports Chicago select excerpts of Krause's unpublished and unfinished memoir.