Rex Chapman on His Addiction

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4 жыл бұрын

Former Kentucky hoops great and NBA player, Rex Chapman talks to Karen about his addiction to pills.
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@ayannag4760 4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate his story and so glad he made it on the other side. Great interview Karen!

@kenb6447 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the interview Karen, Rex was a straight baller!

@angelisa368 4 жыл бұрын

I adored this guy and his mad baller skills back in the day! But that is nothing in comparison to my gratitude and admiration for his courage to be such an authentic human being decades later. Being up on a pedestal has its perks, but the typical challenges and downfalls of being human smack you that much harder. Sending much love and appreciation to Rex for sharing his journey with us. I'm so happy he has made it to the other side of these challenges. Thank you Karen and Rex for bringing forth this raw and real interview.

@letsbereal7897 2 ай бұрын

Rex is the man…one of the few guys who weren’t scared of MJ back then, if you watched, you knew..

@humilis42 4 жыл бұрын

I am glad that he’s trying to mentor the younger players. Reaching one is totally worth the attempt. He sounds strong and determined. I wish him nothing but success during this difficult journey through recovery. Thank you Karen for bringing yet another inspiring story to the forefront.

@roddas26 3 ай бұрын

Is there a longer version od this interview? I could watch this for hours. Great interview. Much respect to all involved.

@dorianvick8932 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Chapman thank you for telling your story.

@primeminister66 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this was a great interview...Rex was my one of my favs at Kentucky....exciting player....never knew he was going through all those issues....God bless him and his family

@MultiSWEETPEA26 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview Karen

@stevepatrick8734 4 жыл бұрын

I love it when people open up about their lives. I hope those young ballplayers are listening and learning. All too often, we see ballplayers abuse drugs and their finance only to regret it in their old age.

@darksidemagick6844 4 жыл бұрын

King Rex in the building.. Glad he doing better

@SimplyResilient 4 жыл бұрын

I can relate to his story regarding opioid use!!! Thanks for sharing!

@Esther-kz6ps 3 ай бұрын

I😂 used to say the same thing, I had surgeries at a young age and I fell in love with vicadin and I thought people liked me better, but I have been sober now and I'm 53 and I think I'm starting to find myself and I wanted to tell you thank you, I am looking forward to reading your story 🙏❤️

@jerrydjones5328 2 ай бұрын

“It made me feel better” that’s euphoria my boy 💪🏾

@mmafan2223 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Rex. I'm still a fan. And life is tough. Glad you made it brother!

@chrisayres2340 3 жыл бұрын

amazing video, one of my heroes keepin it 100, i think this is the most informative video and important video i have ever witnessed on youtube and i am a person who binge watches you tube several hours everyday....thank you rex and than you Mrs. Karen Hunter

@KarenHunterShow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, Chris!

@chrispatterson8210 3 жыл бұрын

For the two years he played at UK, he was possibly the most fun to watch of any college player I ever saw. Every game he was going to do something that made you say, "Wow".

@KarenHunterShow 3 жыл бұрын

And he's a great guy. Sober.

@kevinkincaid8334 Жыл бұрын

Great to see yah on here. Rex I used to take care of you.your dad and Kenny sky.and Eddie davenders jeep...great to here ur story..my life went thru similar path..God is good great to see yah.and sharing

@robranko5931 6 ай бұрын

Rex was always solid..remember watching 89 dunkcontest when landed in Canada

@counterpuncher01 2 жыл бұрын

Rex's father and my father taught together at KWC....really proud of him for turning things around.

@KarenHunterShow 2 жыл бұрын

dope...

@GaryPhelpsII 2 жыл бұрын

I was a big fan of the Hornets during his time with the team; it’s nice to see that he’s still getting notoriety.

@lukeniwollo7680 4 жыл бұрын

One of the BEST shooters in NBA history

@bpmartin05 4 жыл бұрын

Streaky shooter for sure.

@shawnworrlein9112 3 жыл бұрын

What a great dude, always loved his play and he had serious hops, but didn't know until know about his story. Thanks for the great interview!

@robg7970 Жыл бұрын

Such a great dude .. stole 14 thousand dollars worth of apple products and pawned them .. great guy ... uploads a photo of clarence thomas and his wife as if to say look at clarence thomas and his white wife ! He is a racist ahit stain ! I hope he can go the rest of the year without saying something racist about clarence thomas ! That would be a good start !

@gturcott1 2 жыл бұрын

He was in a pill blackout when he stole that stuff.

@DerekEvan Ай бұрын

Here in 2024. Hope Rex is still sober! God bless

@KarenHunterShow Ай бұрын

He is. Great guy.

@roymccoy332 3 жыл бұрын

I hope he’s got is life together. I fought painkiller addiction for over 6 years.. but for him to say he doesn’t remember stealing from the Apple store is crap. I did the exact same thing.. retail theft. You know exactly what you’re doing

@KarenHunterShow 3 жыл бұрын

he has. You should follow him on twitter.

@negrojazzmusician1574 4 жыл бұрын

Damn never knew, I watched him growing up he was a great shooter. This is sad how you can become a full blown addict from a surgery or an injury

@Michigan_dad 3 жыл бұрын

Man this helps! What a story! Damn. Great interview!!

@stevennorton9441 3 жыл бұрын

He's not lying here. Oxycontins makes you feel so good you feel more empathy towards others. You want everybody to feel this way. You do lose track of time too. The lows(withdrawls) are more intense than the highs by far. In the first years of oxycontins I was prescribed 450 80mg. Pills a month. 15 a day. The Dr. Didn't know yet that he was crazily overprescribing me as Purdue pharma valued profits over lives( young ones predominantly). How do you spell sociopathic drug dealer? S a c k l e r.

@stevennorton9441 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of NBA basketball. My monthly leftovers were stolen one month and made its way to the staples center as a menu item(unpublished) at Laker games. There was complaints though as mine looked like little green footballs and this was basketball

@nhlninetyfour 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview.

@kevingalvan5805 2 жыл бұрын

You’re a great listener

@kmankevin9192 3 жыл бұрын

Stay healthy Rex,,you have a very likeable open/honest personality,,takes a brave man to do what your doing now. Maybe a trip to O'boro? Dust bowl? DB Rec center?

@amahldunbar4367 4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered what happened to Rex

@wadisanaa Жыл бұрын

chapman ressurected like the bird phoenix . Glad he is back to his normal self. When i think of chapman , i think of kevon johnson and tom chambers

@KarenHunterShow Жыл бұрын

and it couldn't happen to a nicer person.

@wadisanaa Жыл бұрын

@@KarenHunterShow indeed, madam. He is an inspiration

@ChristyHardaway 4 жыл бұрын

Rex is a great human being. I am proud of him for coming through this. He is authentic and I hope kids listen to him and his story.

@austinrwann5509 Жыл бұрын

❤🙏

@mosesrambam2815 Ай бұрын

Finally wearing a half decent pair of glasses 🤓

@TrayDyer38 4 жыл бұрын

Noth’n but love and respect for Rex. He’s such a straight forward honest guy. We idolized Rex when we played highschool ball when Rex was a Freshman at U.K. U.K. fans loved him and still do!

@moniquewrites9046 3 жыл бұрын

What is the Doctor’s name and why did he prescribe oxy for appendix?

@abrahamjackson6019 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Rex can happen to anybody

@lanecore75 6 ай бұрын

Got the same story minus the basketball part , injury, multiple surgeries, pain pills and wow I like these and I was hooked. Im in recovery but it's still a battle I'll face the rest of my days. It can happen to you, so never say never.i got humbled real quick.