Rex Chapman: king of Kentucky, NBA record-setter ... Social Media Sensation

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5 ай бұрын

People mostly know Rex Chapman as that guy from Twitter, various podcasts, and TV appearances. He's become a big-deal personality. They might also know it's taken a long road of recovery for Chapman to reach this point in his life and career. And maybe people know Chapman used to play basketball ... but not much more than that.
That's where this episode of Prism comes in: Chapman's basketball career -- from Kentucky to various interesting stints in the pros -- is worth examining. There's a lot to it. Let's dig into the pretty good and very interesting basketball career of a person who's become more famous for something else.
Directed and edited by Ryan Simmons
Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal
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@jdapaul1351 5 ай бұрын

In that 39 point against the '96 Bulls, Rex was lighting it up that Phil Jackson commanded MJ to switch OFF of Rex. Imagine being that good in that game that an elite defender and generational great switched off of you. Rex Chapman was special.

@borger99 5 ай бұрын

Allowed Jordan rest for the game and series; let Chapman score because no one else is doing anything.

@Allwayzworkin 5 ай бұрын

Smh he was a killer if you weren’t careful

@David-iv6je 5 ай бұрын

I mostly remember him as a player where injuries got in the way of stardom. Dude could shoot.

@dakineprotoss 5 ай бұрын

i literally had no idea about the social media stuff, but i remember him well from his time on the suns especially

@GLHS592 5 ай бұрын

@@dakineprotoss This is the first I've heard of the social media stuff.

@hittheboof1084 5 ай бұрын

This was such a good idea for an episode! I knew he played but didn't know anything about his career and I'm sure there's a bunch of people around my age that are the same way

@barleymepodcast2301 5 ай бұрын

I LOVED Rex Chapman, even, and maybe even because, I was a Sonics fan. That SHOT. Devastating. Incredible. Unbelievable. How can you not love him?😊

@fredflux2738 5 ай бұрын

Just unreal- every time I see it, Im brought back. I’ll never forget who Rex Chapman is.

@Zeecarver 3 ай бұрын

haha, I wonder if your opinion would be the same if the Sonics got eliminated then 😄

@MichaelKolesarKoleslaw 5 ай бұрын

My mom was born in Lexington in 1944 and she was a UK basketball fan and so Rex Chapman was a topic of discussion often as a kid.

@bigjared8946 5 ай бұрын

No RC resume is complete without "Apple Store shoplifter" 😂

@jagoowins 5 ай бұрын

Rex is from my hometown so his story is one I’m very familiar with. But to see Secret Base tell his story so well on their platform just makes me happy. Well done yet again, Seth. Side note: I sat next to Rex in a theater once and got to chat afterwards. Just as nice as you could’ve hoped. Glad he’s bounced back so well

@ItsReallyJackBlack 5 ай бұрын

He didn't break into your car and steal your iPad?

@markosborne2663 5 ай бұрын

Life long UK fan and I'll tell you Rex is a Legend here in KY

@AirRusher1992 5 ай бұрын

Perhaps the only thing I remember from Rex Chapman are the famous behind the back pass to self dunk in the 1991 Slam Dunk Contest which was replicated by Rudy Fernandez in 2009 and the most famous game-tying 3-pointer against Seattle to force overtime in Game 4 of their opening round best-of-5 series in 1997 to which Phoenix would lose in 5 games.

@Zmaguila98 5 ай бұрын

is this a chatgpt comment?

@liampowers8570 5 ай бұрын

@@Zmaguila98yeah this reads like a stroke

@p00lboy 5 ай бұрын

why waste punctuation when you can type it in 1 breath 😂🤣

@markjackson6431 5 ай бұрын

Rewinder: 2006 Orange Bowl 3OTs Beef History: Lindros vs Flyers Organization Overlap: Greatest College Football Coach (Saban) and the Greatest NFL Coach (Belichick) coaching in the same division Untitled: Reggie Miller Untitled: Ken Griffey Junior Untitled: Jim Kelly Collapse: Early 90s Bills Untitled: Red Sox Players (particular Yaz) Prism: Steph Curry and all those mid major players Rewinder: The Catch By Willie Rewinder: Hank Aaron and Bonds breaking the respective HR record Untitled: Don Nelson

@paulyiustravelogue 5 ай бұрын

I still remember that Bulls @ Heat February game in 1996 like it was yesterday. It was one of those improbable wins by a depleted team. The Bulls played like they could have won by just showing up. Good times. 👍🏻😂

@josephharden5592 5 ай бұрын

Career 14.6 2.5 and 2.7 he had a very solid career (with some big moments) 😎🤘🏾... He was very Klay Thompson without the Steph Curry

@AndrewNaranjo-dt7mr 3 ай бұрын

He reminds me a lot of Tyler Herro

@RudyPants 2 ай бұрын

As a Sonics fan, I will always remember Rex for that game in 1997. I will also remember him for being in the Game Boy game NBA All Star Challenge 2. He couldn’t shoot too well in that game!

@cameronjohnson9361 5 ай бұрын

I’m from North Carolina I remember watching the hornets hysteria video regularly so I was extremely aware of his rookie year

@Cornan1980 5 ай бұрын

I didn't even know that he had a social media presence. I know Rex Chapman from crushing my Sonics in the playoffs when he was on the Suns in 97. Nine threes.

@Wallyworld30 5 ай бұрын

Rex Chapman was drafted when I was in High School and all I recall about him was his famous 40 Inch Vertical leap. Rex Champman built quite a bit of Hype for himself. I didn't know any of that other stuff you said most people know about him at the beginning.

@smoovefitness7610 5 ай бұрын

I will always remember Chapman from cooking Jordan so bad he switched off guard him back in the day 😂😂

@SkylineR33mt 5 ай бұрын

Haha cool story full reach a round

@clutchcity25 5 ай бұрын

Those Phoenix years with Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson were a lot of fun.

@coruscant100 5 ай бұрын

Collapse ideas: How Dan Snyder destroyed the Washington Redskins Post TB12 Blues: The Fall of the New England Patriots' Empire Burning Money: How the NY Mets spend so much money, but can't win a World Series How the 2015 KC Royals were dismantled after winning it all How the Texas Rangers went from back to back WS appearances to a decade of misery How the Toronto Raptors went from NBA Champions to complete irrelevance How the Philadelphia Flyers went from being a magical Stanley Cup run to over a decade of failure

@Flashfm3000 5 ай бұрын

After their back-to-back pennants, the Rangers went to the postseason three times in five years (and almost made a fourth appearance). The misery didn't really begin until 2017.

@stephen_cs 5 ай бұрын

The royals one would be great

@jdapaul1351 5 ай бұрын

I think the Warriors would be an episode after Curry retires.

@TwickyFiedBae 5 ай бұрын

I swear I feel like I’ve already seen it so it might exist but a Prism on Brandon Roy would be fire. Also a prism on Tyler Hansbrough or Joakim Noah.

@waqas4318 5 ай бұрын

Prism on Nathan Peterman

@konasavage 5 ай бұрын

In the 90s you would watch game highlights hoping that it was the night that Rex would go off for 40. When he was on, he was a beast. I would use him in the old NBA Live games and attempt the same lol

@pitifulful 5 ай бұрын

Rex! Thank you - excellent content about one of my all time favorite players.

@ShniitSchneyder 5 ай бұрын

i just binged chapman clips yesterday wt GET OUT OF MY HEAD (thanks!)

@JoeKoenen 5 ай бұрын

Another great story! Thank you, Seth!

@getTheSchmack 5 ай бұрын

This was needed! Rex is that dude!

@newageorganzation 5 ай бұрын

I'm 38 years old and I remember him making that crazy 3 point shot in 97 vs Seattle.... I was talking about that shot for days until friends told me to shut up about it.... No one had ever seen something like that

@David-iv6je 5 ай бұрын

I remember that shot. I lived in Seattle at the time.

@maralorca6518 5 ай бұрын

One thing I remember about Rex Chapman is he played with Steve Nash and Jason Kidd on that same Suns team. Didn't know much about Kentucky and his life after retirement from basketball. Great video. Please do a rewinder on Novak Djokovic hitting one of the most legendary return winners ever at the US Open 2011 semifinal vs Roger Federer. Thank you.

@jtaco4101 2 ай бұрын

Tennis is dead pally.

@churdle92 2 ай бұрын

This is the best episode of this series by far. I think the prism was made for a guy like Rex.

@wadephipps5239 5 ай бұрын

KING REX. My grandfather would always talk about him at Kentucky. I'm only 30, so I wasn't fortunate enough to watch him.

@Gunktion 5 ай бұрын

You have a new subscriber he’s one of my favorite players ever great video Bro

@epicbobbing101 5 ай бұрын

One of the best episode's.

@samhhhhh 5 ай бұрын

Excellent as always

@antoinemilien6864 5 ай бұрын

Shout out to Secret Base for their amazing videos going back for years. My memory of Rex Chapman was from JxmyHighroller doing his video on Chapman with trash talking Jordan.

@tallbianca 5 ай бұрын

Excellent Prism, as always! I appreciate seeing guys from this era get celebrated - oftentimes any attempt to discuss this time period in basketball gets shut down by “WASN’T JORDAN THO” noise crowding the signal. Other players from that time deserve some shine, too. A future Prism I’d like to see is a look at the USIU Gulls college basketball program.

@Surprise301 5 ай бұрын

That 3 pointer in the playoffs when he was on the suns. Unbelievable shot!

@fredflux2738 5 ай бұрын

I’ll never forget that shot- that’s legendary.

@nickl4326 5 ай бұрын

Another great video 🤌💪🙏

@OrionOodama 4 ай бұрын

"And that is the point here. Rex Chapman's basketball career is fun to talk about if you look at the right parts. This version of Rex is known best, and the challenges he overcame mean the most. But these versions also hold meaning, and they too are worth knowing." (see 15:14 - 15:31) Great lines, Seth. Thanks. And yeah, Rex's shot in Phoenix was so popular and "a trend" (pre-socmed era) every playmate (and myself) had tried to emulate it. So he's another case of "what if" should his NBA career is less injury-prone. But then, he's still made his mark and highlights here and there. Should Rex played in this era (mid-2010s to present), he's a great fit and perhaps a perennial All-Star.

@phrostynutzz 5 ай бұрын

He was actually one of my favorite players.

@torachan23 5 ай бұрын

Now he makes spicy tweets against anyone he disagrees with politically from his high horse. A true advocate of love, free speech, and not judging people

@jpat1513 5 ай бұрын

Also a shoplifter

@SoSickRick 5 ай бұрын

@@jpat1513 Odd that didn't get mentioned...

@Nerd1090 5 ай бұрын

@@SoSickRickthey mentioned it at the beginning

@waqas4318 5 ай бұрын

block or charge?

@ethanniedorowski116 5 ай бұрын

I loved rex for the reason he gave me hope... hope i could... i dont care about the differences we have but i do kinda notice a trend out there hooping i love ball an we'll rex was a savage could dunk an shoot yup i wanted to have his game

@jacobciccone873 5 ай бұрын

Please do one on Danny Hurley! from his brothers shadow to his dads shadow and now an elite national champion coach

@CarlosRojas-hr6ms 4 ай бұрын

I still vividly remember THE SHOT. Only remember Rex from that phoenix team though

@TheSakuragihanimichi 5 ай бұрын

That 72-10 Bulls Season, 39pt game win, wow! Nice

@slayerdeth0705 4 ай бұрын

I remember his rookie season, great dunker.

@TrellAliii 5 ай бұрын

Would be cool to see a Prisim on Steph. Dell’s son, mid major tournament legend, dealt early injury plagues that would’ve broken most, NBA legend that changed the game.

@DJS-mx8oz Ай бұрын

Exceptional journalism.

@shawnhussain7713 5 ай бұрын

I thought Kurt Rambis was Rex Chapman lmao. Good video guys!

@GLHS592 5 ай бұрын

Just like when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, I can remember where I was when King Rex destroyed the Cards in Freedom Hall.

@somerandomguy495 5 ай бұрын

Players from back in the day who might make the jump to superstar in today’s game: Horry, Chapman, Kerr, and Sam Perkins.

@joeslider6663 5 ай бұрын

Thought the picturewith the glasses was Howie Mandel😂

@steelcurtain187 5 ай бұрын

Damn, that game against the Bulls must be such a great memory and highlight in life

@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly 5 ай бұрын

7:18 you got Muhammad Ali cheering for the Kentucky Wildcats? I love 💕 you secret base. Chicago Illinois rocks with this content 😎.

@AxeMan808 5 ай бұрын

That was more fun than I thought it'd be. I remember liking Rex then he just kinda stopped? Hitting 9/10 from 3 vs JORDAN tho.

@aintnohalfsteffen 4 ай бұрын

Rex had the Ken Griffey Jr. swing of jump shot forms.

@ilikepie023 5 ай бұрын

2k legend Rex Chapman

@AlcoholicAlbert 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t know about this guy until today

@WillVroo 5 ай бұрын

as a suns fan, nowadays if you reference “the shot” most of us think of devin bookers playoff shot over kawhi and PG, not rex lol but this was very insightful!

5 ай бұрын

great video

@robertjohn8711 5 ай бұрын

please please please do a beef history on Isiah Thomas and MJ

@elliemyers6435 2 ай бұрын

So fascinating that two of the Bulls ten losses in 1996 were to the very mediocre Heat, and the expansion Raptors...Just really goes to show you that any team truly can win on any given night in the NBA

@marshall409 5 ай бұрын

TIL Rex Chapman is not some random moniker for a social media account I've followed for years.

@mgdheavy 5 ай бұрын

Is it okay if I only know him because he was the second most common Starting Lineup after Danny Manning?

@brientaylorcohen 5 ай бұрын

Starting Lineup figures were the bomb! I had a Manning back in the day (but not a Rex)

@davidsposato6977 5 ай бұрын

Yo, crazy idea, but what about a “what if” NBA sim where teams can substitute lines like in hockey

@zuck5150 5 ай бұрын

Can you guys please make another baseball video?

@mccleandazza4618 3 ай бұрын

Was good in the dunk comp too

@Gunktion 5 ай бұрын

Rex Chapman Been arguing online for hours on your behalf we love you Bra 🔥🔥

@porterwake3898 5 ай бұрын

Insane fade away 3 pointer to beat the Sonics.

@AirRusher1992 5 ай бұрын

Nah that actually force overtime to which they lost in Game 4 eventually losing the series in 5 games (first round was a best-of-5 series back then).

@pj.the.1230 5 ай бұрын

Hooray

@ramsfan3955 5 ай бұрын

Seth is such a goddamn good story teller

@aarond23 5 ай бұрын

Cheerful? Not the words I would use for Rex Chapman lol....plagarist is last I remember.

@MaxwellGriffin001 5 ай бұрын

Rex became an aobsolute crazy person on social media. He's kind of scary. But he had a great career in the NBA for sure.

@kylejohnson3579 5 ай бұрын

My dumbass before watching this: “why do they have a picture of Howie Mandel in the thumbnail?”

@NumunuBeats 5 ай бұрын

I saw Rex play for Owensboro Apollo High School when I was little and I just knew that he was the best basketball player in the world. When I later heard about Michael Jordan and how good he was I was like, “He can’t be better than Rex though.”

@incognegro2315 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@manchesterunitedno7 5 ай бұрын

The dude got hops, he can shoot. If only fate told different story, he could be a borderline All-Star. I remember him dunking all over the place during his early Hornets days. For a white dude of that size in that era. That's quite something.

@robertwilloughby8050 5 ай бұрын

Collapse idea: How a small soccer club in the middle of nowhere almost got to the top - then lost it all. Swindon Town, 1965-1980. (And their later rise and collapse, if you can stomach it). Call it "The Trollope Years" after their long term left-back during those years.

@ryankain2815 5 ай бұрын

Rare basketball story I didn’t know much about, great video

@spinksjack2811 5 ай бұрын

Remember that charlotte Rex chapman card I think I was fleer omg the 90s

@Notimp0rtant523 5 ай бұрын

“I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.”

@ShadowDragonGT 2 ай бұрын

That dunk would win the dunk contest this generation

@thaabstrakt 5 ай бұрын

Rex at 6’4 - “Not particularly tall.” 😂

@ByztinBadger 5 ай бұрын

Owned is a really fun podcast. That’s what I know him for to be honest, lol.

@liampowers8570 5 ай бұрын

I feel like some young people are also starting to see Shaq as more of a social media personality than a basketball player

@LubricantJonez 5 ай бұрын

Rex was a hooper

@halliardbrowniii6191 5 ай бұрын

Why didn't the original poster talk about the relationship he was in.

@russellst.martin4255 5 ай бұрын

All I know him for his the NBA career lol

@LogicOverEverything 5 ай бұрын

The ORIGINAZL JJ Redick

@rashaudreece383 5 ай бұрын

i know him for his shot he made and his highlights being like an hour long

@msolec2000 5 ай бұрын

And what made Donovan McNabb finish his career Untitled?

@the1flym459 5 ай бұрын

If I got posterized by a skinny white guy in front of Muhammad Ali, I would simply never play basketball ever again

@BruteStrength99 Ай бұрын

How old is this narrator? We need older guys doing this. Most guys I know remember Chapman from the dunks

@mazdakmina9493 5 ай бұрын

Please do Michael Olowokandi!

@MadDogHux 5 ай бұрын

Yes, Suns fans remember Rex fondly. What a great episode. Stay away from opioids, kids.

@nonamelegend_vapor 5 ай бұрын

I honestly had no idea Rex Chapman was a Twitter celebrity haha. Cool for him 😊

@thebluntrealist7180 4 ай бұрын

These days he reminds me of Howie Mandel.

@MarquesAllenJones 5 ай бұрын

Literally never heard of this person.

@djones1234567654321 5 ай бұрын

Why no mention of his burglary arrests or his addictions? Doesn’t tell the full story…

@chriscurry2496 5 ай бұрын

According to the wiki on Rex, he was harassed in Kentucky for dating his black girlfriend. I feel like this would have been a unique and interesting storyline that was missed (rare for Secret Base!)