PYONGYANG — The government of North Korea announced today it had executed former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman.

In an unusually strongly-worded release by North Korean standards, the reclusive state accused Rodman of being "despicable human scum" and "worse than a dog," which is notable since dogs are generally treated better than people in North Korea.

The downfall for the flamboyant Rodman was stunning, given his friendship with Kim Jong Un, the chubby, pre-pubescent leader of North Korea. Rodman was accused of "hideous crimes such as attempting to overthrow the state by all sorts of intrigues and despicable methods with a wild ambition to grab the supreme power of our party and our state."