FIVE-TIME NBA champion Dennis Rodman was arrested and charged after being detained on suspicion of driving under the influence in California.

Rodman, 56, was stopped at 11:11pm local time Saturday for a vehicle violation, said Lieutenant Rachel Johnson of the Newport Beach Police Department.

TMZ reported that Rodman failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the station, where he failed an alcohol breathalyser test as well.

Johnson said Rodman was cooperative with police and was released shortly after 6am local time. CNN and USA Today say he was booked for the offence.

Rodman, a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 1999.

Last year, Rodman made headlines when he travelled to Asia hoping to arrange a trip to North Korea in a bid to “alleviate some of the pressures as far as communication between the US and North Korea.”

Rodman has made multiple visits to North Korea, where he has spent time with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un — a long-time fan of the Bulls.

He is also friendly with US President Donald Trump — who once fired Rodman on the reality television show “Celebrity Apprentice”.

In December he told AFP in an interview in Beijing that Kim and Trump “are pretty much the same people.”

“They love control,” Rodman said, but added that warnings of nuclear peril because of the bellicose language between the two were overblown.

“Ain’t nobody got no finger on the button,” Rodman said.

Police in Newport Beach told USA Today that the 56-year-old was pulled over on Saturday night over an unspecified vehicle code violation and was arrested after failing a breath test.

Rodman spent the night at the Newport Beach Jail before being released on Sunday morning, police say.

Rodman also was arrested for DUI in 1999 and 2003.

“It’s no secret Dennis has been struggling on and off with alcoholism the past 17 years,” Rodman’s agent, Darren Prince, told USA Today in a statement.

“He’s been dealing with some very personal issues the past month and we’re going to get him the help he needs now.”

“Dennis is taking this seriously, and will take positive steps to address his personal issues,” Rodman’s lawyer, Paul S. Meyer, said in a statement to the New York Daily News.

“He appreciates the professionalism of the Newport Beach Police Department.”

Rodman played 14 seasons in the NBA from 1986 through 2000, averaging 7.3 points and 13.1 rebounds in 911 career games.

He won five NBA championships, including three with the Chicago Bulls while playing alongside Michael Jordan.