金正恩与罗德曼并肩观看篮球赛

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金正恩与罗德曼并肩观看篮球赛

　　The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un and former NBA star Dennis Rodman sat together and watched a basketball game between U.S. and DPRK players Thursday, witnesses said.

　　The competition ended in a 110-110 draw, with 12 DPRK players and four players from the U.S. team Harlem Globetrotters divided into two teams。

　　Rodman said after the game that "although relations between the two countries are regrettable, personally I am a friend of Marshal Kim Jong Un and the DPRK people."

　　He thanked the DPRK for inviting the U.S. players and himself for the visit, noting the game reflected the friendship between the two peoples。

　　During the match, Rodman, who wore dark glasses and a hat, sat to the left of Kim Jong Un. Without any translators, the two talked directly to each other and laughed, witnesses said。

　　DPRK cheerleaders wearing traditional clothes and miniskirts performed during the intermission of the game. After the game, a DPRK university presented a banner to the Harlem Globetrotters。

　　College students and Pyongyang citizens, as well as foreign diplomats and representatives from international organizations were invited to watch the game。

　　Foreign journalists were not invited to cover the U.S. delegation's trip, but local media have given timely coverage of the visit that started on Tuesday。

　　Rodman will depart earlier than other delegation members, who are scheduled to visit Panmunjom on the border with South Korea before leaving on March 5th。

　　The Harlem team said the DPRK was their 122nd visiting stop, after the invitation from the DPRK Sports Ministry came to them one month ago。

2月28日，朝鲜和美国篮球队在平壤柳京郑周永体育馆举行篮球赛。朝鲜最高领导人金正恩偕夫人李雪主来到赛场，与来访的NBA前球星罗德曼并排就坐，在主看台中央观看比赛。

　　The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un (left) and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.

　　朝鲜和美国两国篮球选手28日在平壤柳京郑周永体育馆举行篮球赛。朝鲜最高领导人金正恩偕夫人李雪主来到赛场，与来访的美国全国篮球协会(NBA)前球星丹尼斯·罗德曼并排就坐在主看台中央观看比赛。

　　比赛在由12名来自朝鲜体育大学的现役或退役球员以及四名美国哈林花式篮球队员混合组成的红白两队之间展开。两队先发球员各为两名美国球员和三名朝鲜球员。比赛按照上下半场共四节、每节10分钟进行。中场休息时，朝鲜啦啦队员分别穿着传统服装和超短裙进行表演，现场气氛热烈。来自平壤的大学生、市民以及外国驻朝外交官、国际组织代表等到场观看比赛。

　　未能获准观赛的新华社记者通过有关渠道了解到，比赛开始前，朝方主持人向观众介绍参赛选手，现场大屏幕上播放NBA篮球赛视频。分组结束后，哈林花式篮球队向朝鲜球员赠送红白两色球服。比赛期间，头顶帽子、鼻架墨镜的罗德曼同金正恩直接交谈，有说有笑。比赛以110分比110分打成平局。比赛结束后，朝鲜体育大学向哈林花式篮球队赠送锦旗。

　　罗德曼在比赛结束后发表讲话说，感谢朝鲜盛情邀请美国球员来访，比赛体现了两国人民之间的友谊，“虽然两国关系比较遗憾，但是作为我个人，我是金正恩元帅和朝鲜人民的朋友”。

　　篮球与足球、乒乓球一样在朝鲜广受欢迎，朝鲜民众普遍了解金正恩是个“篮球迷”。朝鲜媒体报道美国篮球代表团抵达的消息后，一些朝鲜民众表示对美国篮球代表团来访感到非常吃惊和欣慰，猜测“这否意味着朝美关系会出现改善”？

　　由哈林花式篮球队组织、罗德曼任团长的美国篮球代表团本月26日抵达平壤，对朝鲜进行为期一周的篮球友好交流访问。代表团成员共13人，包括哈林花式篮球队员和多名美国记者。罗德曼此行将为美国HBO电视网录制短片。代表团要求常驻朝鲜外国记者不得随团采访。(文字来源：新华网)

　　2月28日，朝鲜和美国篮球队在平壤柳京郑周永体育馆举行篮球赛。朝鲜最高领导人金正恩偕夫人李雪主来到赛场，与来访的NBA前球星罗德曼并排就坐，在主看台中央观看比赛。

　　The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un(left) and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.