Ben Shelton confirms relationship with daughter of NBA champion Dennis Rodman in Instagram post

American tennis pro Ben Shelton has gone Instagram authoritative with USWNT guardant Trinity Rodman, the girl of five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman. 

The U.S. Open semifinalist confirmed his narration with Trinity successful a station connected societal media Monday. The past photograph successful the carousel of images was a drawback of Trinity kissing Shelton connected the feature portion the mates waited successful an elevator.

Ben Shelton celebrates a constituent against Jack Draper during the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open successful Indian Wells, Calif., Thursday, March 13, 2025. (IMAGN)

"I been focused, but I’m dependable climbin’, I’m obscurity adjacent my peak," helium wrote successful his post. 

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Trinity commented connected the post, "Shooters sprout I guess."

It wasn’t instantly wide erstwhile the brace archetypal began dating. Several different tennis stars commented connected the post, suggesting those successful the tennis assemblage whitethorn person already been alert of the relationship. 

"Hard launchhhhh!!" 2023 U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff wrote. 

Shelton confirmed his narration with the UWSNT guardant successful a station connected Instagram Monday.  (Ben Shelton/Instagram)

"We gram now," chap American tennis prima Frances Tiafoe added. 

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Trinity made headlines successful December aft she appeared connected the "Call Her Daddy" podcast and spoke openly astir her narration with her father, revealing that the NBA Hall of Famer has mostly been absent from her life. 

"It's conscionable hard due to the fact that it's similar adjacent present I'm trying to beryllium honorable astir it, and I'm inactive giving him sympathy, which is frustrating for maine due to the fact that successful reality, I deliberation he's an highly selfish quality being," she said successful the episode. 

"I deliberation everything has ever been astir him. He's gone done s---, but astatine the aforesaid time, I'm like, helium loves the spotlight. He loves the cameras. He loves bringing his children connected signifier and being like, ‘Oh, these are my kids.’ All that worldly and adjacent the mind… the caput f---, but like, for maine emotionally, he's enactment maine done like, ohio my gosh."

Trinity made headlines successful December aft she appeared connected the "Call Her Daddy" podcast and spoke openly astir her narration with her father, revealing that the NBA Hall of Famer has mostly been absent from her life. (Tony Quinn/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

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Rodman responded to his daughter’s comments successful a station connected societal media apologizing, but Trinity, who plays for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), called it a "joke." 

Trinity was antecedently linked to NFL escaped cause Trinity Benson successful 2024. 

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. 

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