Rex Chapman: The Forgotten Career of the Man who OUTPLAYED A PRIME MICHAEL JORDAN

Rex Chapman: The Forgotten Career of the Man who OUTPLAYED A PRIME MICHAEL JORDAN | FPP

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7 ай бұрын

He was known as “King Rex” among fans of Kentucky basketball when he was only a teenager. Rex Chapman was one of the greatest prospects to ever come out of Kentucky; first starring at Apollo High School before spending two great season as a Kentucky Wildcat. He left school early at a time when it was almost unheard of for underclassmen to make the jump to the NBA. He would be a lottery pick by the expansion Charlotte Hornets and immediately had a lot of weight on his shoulders. He had games where he looked great and games where he looked lost, but overall was a solid player for the Hornets, but injuries began early in his career and would follow him everywhere he went. After the Hornets looked to move in another direction with Larry Johnson and Kendall Gill, Chapman was shipped to the Washington Bullets where he spent a few more injury riddled years alongside guys like Tom Gugliotta and Michael Adams. He spend a year in Miami, and while there would lead the Heat to a victory over the 72-10 Chicago Bulls on a night where he outplayed Michael Jordan. Then the remainder of his career was spent as a respectable starter on the Phoenix Suns with Kevin Johnson and then Jason Kidd. His body was breaking down, but he was playing through and after being introduced to painkillers, he was able get all the basketball he could out of his body, but the cost of this was a severe addiction that engulfed his life for over a decade after his retirement, he has re-invented himself now, but his NBA career gets little to no attention even though he could put up numbers even with all the injuries. He had a great shooting stroke for that era, and was a true athlete with a nearly 40 inch vertical. His shot selection and efficiency was his Achilles heel, but when you had confidence like Rex Chapman that’s the price you have to pay.
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@themichaelphone 7 ай бұрын

Man im glad you were born. Thank you for this channel

@PaperChaserLa 7 ай бұрын

Na fr, I love how much of a numbers guy he is too

@thesocialclassbook5900 6 ай бұрын

As a former Ohio State and NBA player, kudos to you on the story about the “Rex”ington Kentucky legend. A few years older than me, the greatness of Chapman started in high school and went parabolic as a freshman at Kentucky. Given where we are today racially (and progress has been made), this story is still in the back of my mind: Chapman took a lot of heat for dating a black female in college. This didn’t go over well with whites in the Bluegrass State. As a basketball fan, he was one of my all-time favorites! - Lawrence Funderburke

@patrickcrippen880 6 ай бұрын

Growing up in southern Ohio in the 80s and 90s Rex was the spark that started my love of basketball. Followed by Greg Simpson, JJ and the phenomenon known as Lawrence Thunderdunk! Thanks so much for your amazing contributions to basketball and thrills you gave us all while at The Ohio State University

@nickjones8734 6 ай бұрын

@@patrickcrippen880so you only liked the white players huh? Lemme guess you're also a Green Bay Packers fan too...

@patrickcrippen880 6 ай бұрын

@@nickjones8734 🤨🤔...yeah, u got me🙄🤣 my racist 8 year old self only liked the whites...I hated that Ohio State would even have black players like Chris Jent or Jimmy Ratliff🙄 lol

@patrickcrippen880 6 ай бұрын

@@nickjones8734 U should probably get off ur phone and get back in class, u weren't even swimming in ur dad's sack yet during the era I'm talking about. You have not a clue of the absolute force of nature Lawrence Funderburke was on the court. Easily top 10 all time OSU player

@lamprostsakos1577 6 ай бұрын

Mr Funderburke, Greek basketball fans remember your presence with Ampelokipoi Athens and Paok Thessaloniki and your efficient and spectacular game!!

@Logan-Speaking-Facts 7 ай бұрын

Amazing documentary. I am from Owensboro, ky-where rec is from- it’s a small Town of about 60-70k people. Rex is a bonafide legend in Owensboro. It is wild that he gave Jordan buckets

@metomhub 7 ай бұрын

rex was one of those " crazy shooters". He just kept gunning. sad about those opioids, its wrecked a lot of lives. great to see hes still around

@unappealingundesirable2826 7 ай бұрын

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American and male. I SO wanted Rex Chapman to be a Blazer! In 1991-92, I used to shoot Rex Chapman 3-Pointers, after i saw him hit 3's against the Lakers. Did you know that Portland could have had Chapman AND Kevin Garnett in the summer of 1995? Washington wanted to trade Rex Chapman and the #4 overall pick, for Rod Strickland (who was disgruntled in Portland) and the #19 pick. Portland needed a prime time shooting guard, having traded Clyde Drexler! Come on, I KNEW that Aaron McKie wouldn't pan out. Portland could have had a 16 ppg young shooting guard, AND picked Kevin Garnett or Rasheed Wallace with that #4 pick. Why didn't this happen? Portland was dead set on getting Calbert Cheaney and the #4 pick. True, Cheaney was a better player than Chapman (more dimensional). Portland also didn't want Don MacLean as part of the trade. I'm a die-hard Blazers fan, but Portland, you BLEW it in the summer of 1995.

@Heraclitean 6 ай бұрын

The most information-rich documentary on Chapman's career there has ever been or will ever be.

@brianandrews4716 6 ай бұрын

Rex had legendary status in the south east. His rookie year with the Hornets I was at a game against Philly. Refs gave him a charge call vs Barkley in a late game moment. Rookies don’t usually get those calls. Great video.

@user-nx7nx2vt2y 6 ай бұрын

As a phoenix kid i loved rex chapman . Suns fans love and appreciate rex chapman .

@stevesmith3455 7 ай бұрын

Can I suggest Shareef Abdur-Rahim. He was another one of the drat picks of the great 1996 NBA Draft. Was an all star, and averaged 20 and 10 in his prime. Finished with career averages of 18 and 7. He was solid.

@benyoung9040 7 ай бұрын

I think theirs already one about him

@ForgottenPlayerProfiles 7 ай бұрын

He's definitely high on the list. I'll try to get him to soon

@stevesmith3455 7 ай бұрын

@@benyoung9040 I checked the channel before suggesting him.

@stevesmith3455 7 ай бұрын

@@ForgottenPlayerProfiles thanks!

@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154 7 ай бұрын

Shareef was the 90’s Lamarcus Aldridge. So underrated.

@DRV404 7 ай бұрын

Rex was fun to watch when he had one of his games. A good mention my man!!!

@jwilliams6002 6 ай бұрын

We loved Rex in Phoenix. That shot he hit from deep as a prayer, was huge.

@Qtipword 6 ай бұрын

Yeah who won that game?

@codyscards6698 6 ай бұрын

@Qtipword doesnt matter. Us suns funs still love rex for that shot.

@stevenleslie8557 7 ай бұрын

It was really exciting to have Rex on the Suns, but he was always injured it seemed. I was unaware of his post NBA struggles. Hope he is doing better.

@zeroturn7091 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, he’s constantly reminded of it on Twitter with his takes. I remember that era in PHX when they ran a three guard rotation. If I’m not mistaken that’s when KJ switched to SG off the bench and shot 40% from outside.

@glennlanham6309 6 ай бұрын

he got sober

@averydaymond1560 6 ай бұрын

@@glennlanham6309 Well he’s still goes full libtard on every political issue. His basketball playing was not so great in reality. I think on one occasion he was seen playing defense.

@ChrisSuswal-de9tj 4 ай бұрын

96-97 Chapman was crazy to watch. Insane 3 point shooting and confidence

@handyfix2952 5 ай бұрын

I don’t know if David Thompson would qualify but, he like most nice things NC State has ever had, eventually gets forgotten.

@bobturnley2787 7 ай бұрын

Best dunks I ever saw in a slam dunk contest was by Kenny Smith and Rex Chapman.

@Amick44 7 ай бұрын

They were good.

@vittiriowashington5211 7 ай бұрын

Rex Chapman and Richard Dumas was probably getting lit in Phoenix! 😂

@yahshgarcia3689 7 ай бұрын

i just saw secret base’s prism video on him the other day! great feature

@ForgottenPlayerProfiles 7 ай бұрын

Hahah I noticed that while I was uploading mine, they beat me to it. I'll have to check that one out

@kennethlawrence3020 7 ай бұрын

Good dude rex met him Thur a friend I grew up with when he was at Kentucky that also played with Rex in the Backcourt and he was Mr. Kentucky no matter where he went.

@Danny-sd5vm 6 ай бұрын

There were brief moments when you'd watch Rex and think he was the best player in the NBA. He was athletic, talented and could do it all. Unfortunately those moments were brief, but that doesn't mean Rex was a failure in the NBA. Rex made it to the NBA and had a long career which is the accolade and achievement that should be remembered.

@Bart848 7 ай бұрын

Bob Lanier is one you should do,he was one of the greatest players in Detroit Pistons history but were bad in the 70’s but did has success when he was traded to Milwaukee and got close to the finals twice in 83 and 84 but lost to Philly and Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals and is not part of the nba 75 greatest players, he wasn’t selected to the 50 year team back in 1997

@natureboy1313 7 ай бұрын

And i believe he won an NBA 1 on 1 competition during the 70's. Remember very little about it, but it was on CBS.

@jeffandsherriefranzwa8970 6 ай бұрын

@@natureboy1313 I followed that. I believe he beat JoJo White in the final.

@tonywhite7083 7 ай бұрын

My sister and me seen him at Uk game in 86 ..both of us get his autograph..i loved his game shooting dunking..she was in love period ..he was like Elvis ..King Rex❤

@jpmnky 7 ай бұрын

Loved Rex Chapman. He’s overcome a lot. I saw him at Rupp Arena in 2008. It was the first time he’d been there in 20 years. It wasn’t brought up here, but he was treated pretty badly by a lot of people for dating a black girl. He was understandably bitter for years.

@stevenleslie8557 7 ай бұрын

What year did he start dating her?

@robertcraigh73 6 ай бұрын

Like 86 or 87@@stevenleslie8557

@brianpoe1683 5 ай бұрын

Totally overblown BS, she was a beautiful coed and sister to football player Mark Higgins, another beloved player. Rex is disliked by many in KY nowadays due to his far left opinions.

@newgenerationtechnology2930 4 ай бұрын

@@brianpoe1683 Higgs

@brianpoe1683 4 ай бұрын

@@newgenerationtechnology2930 Yes Higgs, must have had Tee on my mind lol.

@jacobjohnson6766 6 ай бұрын

As a boy from KY he was my hero!

@billybob5337 3 ай бұрын

Chapman is one of the most explosive players the NCAA has ever seen.

@sjs3469 7 ай бұрын

Pretty sure when i was leaving a Hornets game i walked right by him and didnt even know it was him until later on

@sat0sh139 3 ай бұрын

If Rex had access to todays trainers, he could've stayed healthy, and imagine him playing in the 2010s! Growing up in Memphis & Charlotte, I've had a lot of favorite players that didn't hit potential due to injuries: Penny, Grant Hill, McGrady, Larry Johnson... Hope you keep making videos, and hopefully do docs on these guys👍

@bigbluegr8ness383 6 ай бұрын

We love Rex in Lex GO BIG BLUE!!!

@brianpoe1683 5 ай бұрын

Not really, Rex has turned into a far left libtard.

@Tuskegeeflyboi 6 ай бұрын

Great video many don't know about rex! My favorite highlight is when he was going out of bounds and made a shot from behind the backboard Rex was cold as a shooter

@konasavage 6 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for making it! Rex was a favorite of mine in the 90s. Dude could just go off on any day. I would use him on the NBA Live games and try to do the same. 😂

@user-gl2pc2jc1v 4 ай бұрын

Great job,man!

@williamwright8250 7 ай бұрын

A straight beast

@nunyabizznizz7326 5 ай бұрын

he is the poster child for streakiness, and when he was on, he was unstoppable.......as a suns fan, i know all too well, that shot to beat the sonics had no business going in, but it did and if anyone could make that crazy shot, no doubt it was him

@glennlanham6309 6 ай бұрын

Hardly forgotten in BBN. I was a Freshman at UK his Sophomore year...tremendous talent

@James-ki5ix 7 ай бұрын

Dude grew eight plus inches through out his high school years, some people can't even grow eight more centimeters in that time!

@tanchengkeat5482 7 ай бұрын

Finally. Thanks!

@glmaddox0251 6 ай бұрын

I was walking by the gym area one day and seen Rex dunk the ball during pratice. That was the first time I had ever witnessed a dunk by a high school player. I was a senior and he was a junior.

@James-ki5ix 7 ай бұрын

Kelly tripucka, haven't heard that name since he played on Detroit pistons in the early 80's before bad boys.

@unappealingundesirable2826 7 ай бұрын

Kelly Tapioca! I was born in Seattle in 1973, Sonics and Blazers fan! In 1990-91, Tripiocka was one of the players the Blazers looked at trading for. They should have gotten Tripuocka instead of Walter Davis. Tapioca shot 90% from the line, and his shooting needs no introduction!

@James-ki5ix 7 ай бұрын

@@unappealingundesirable2826 right on 👍 he had a good 10 or 11 year NBA career and 2 all-star selection I believe 82,84 and I know he was a solid scorer as well, yeah he's a forgotten player too.

@Lola23339 6 ай бұрын

Chapman was a damn good player with serious bounce. If I remember correctly, he had a 39 inch standing vertical leap. That'd equal well over 40 inches for a max. vertical. On another topic, how did we ever live without HD TV? 😂

@stanleydogood8874 3 ай бұрын

In March of 98 , I saw Rex Chapman go 10-10 for 28 points in the first half with Kobe guarding him in LA 👀

@user-iw7wm6ji1h 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching the man play for ky back then , he was awesome. I never knew exactly what happened to him after the NBA but I still think he was one of the best during his time .

@lashgoshotwheels1127 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@joebauers3746 7 ай бұрын

Today Chapman shoots 22% from Woketown.

@crazyralph6386 5 ай бұрын

Haha, that’s correct!

@friedjeremy 5 ай бұрын

Define woke, you potato

@johnjuarez8005 4 ай бұрын

Sadly he is soooo misguided.

@EricKoonitsky-bd3hl 9 күн бұрын

It's always a bit jarring to me when basketball fans remain blind/wedded to white supremacy. But only momentarily.

@Youralwayswhining4367 7 ай бұрын

Rex was fun to watch in college

@truenicca 6 ай бұрын

Yes sir Rex is a legend!

@JonReynoldsESQ 6 ай бұрын

Homie talked that good stuff all game every game. Loved it.

@Saphy_Bagel 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video! I remember watching Rex Chapman play at Kentucky and remember seeing him get torched by MJ and the Bulls in the playoffs when he played for Miami.

@garciamario5436 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching him With the Hornets he was always fun to watch

@eugenedantzler4485 7 ай бұрын

Can you do one on Vlade Divac?

@unappealingundesirable2826 7 ай бұрын

Vlottde Divac! I was born in 1973 in Seattle, where I grew up, Sonics and Blazers fan. I SO wish Divac could have been a Sonic or Blazer! A Top 10 center, when centers really mattered in the NBA!

@zeroturn7091 7 ай бұрын

@@unappealingundesirable2826the strange thing about Divac is that he really didn’t hit his stride until he left the Lakers.

@EricKoonitsky-bd3hl 9 күн бұрын

Danny Brown is fitting background music for this one. Rex's book is pretty solid and I'm happy he's achieved some celebrity beyond basketball. He was ridiculous in his time with the small ball Suns. Not ridiculously great, but good with an inordinate amount of ridiculous shots.

@usmankenchi908 7 ай бұрын

Brian Grant

@allengrosssr.9621 5 ай бұрын

Very underrated i! In my opinion. He got labeled as the next GWH hard to live up to… very good player.

@leonskum7705 7 ай бұрын

Immediately subscribed.

@ForgottenPlayerProfiles 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

@slanderman3296 7 ай бұрын

Detlef needs more love

@mikelenhart4713 6 ай бұрын

Very well done. Thank you for the legit thumbnail..lotta yters just lie, and never ever broach the topic they presented in said thumbnail. Liked and subbed. Since you asked, Andre iggy lol, and chandler parsons are 2 guys I’d throw in for a deep dive.

@insuchaway 7 ай бұрын

Bobby Sura? His stats had mood swings...

@juncruz6266 6 ай бұрын

amazing player

@ebogar42 6 ай бұрын

You said he wasn't efficient. Kobe shot 45% from the field, and 33% from three. Rex shot 43% from the field. 35% from three. Nobody will ever say Kobe wasn't efficient though.

@circa2008 6 ай бұрын

Kobes reputation is not that he is efficient. He is a chucker and a killer. Kobes legacy was not built on efficiency

@ebogar42 6 ай бұрын

Rex was the same. Could be a killer at times. Just didn't take as many shots as Kobe in a game. Kobe was better on defense than him, but both had about the same numbers shooting. @@circa2008

@Heraclitean 6 ай бұрын

Kobe wasn't efficient.

@SoGshaiprosper5417 4 ай бұрын

@BrandonGavin_EDC 6 ай бұрын

Rex, one of the Best Wildcats to ever wear the uniform. His nickname was King Rex for a reason.

@harrysloan1325 Ай бұрын

Kentucky 's Finest 💯

@farrdawgjoker7087 6 ай бұрын

I was all in on Antonio McDyess! I got to see him play against UK and even though I was a kid I saw the complete package and a do it all F/C and had his knees and injuries not piled up,butI saw him as Karl Malone 2.0. Still have every Rookie card of him made but it didn't work out as I had planned. I thought if I got all the cards by the time he retired I could cash in but it didn't work. However my dad bought me boxes of cards every year from my birth year in 1980 all the way till he passes away in 2020 and it has allowed me to have better nest egg whenever I need cash. Thanks dad.

@crazyralph6386 5 ай бұрын

He was fun to watch at the slam dunk contests.

@dirtyhiggins5484 4 ай бұрын

He says that he hated doing them and the NBA made him participate.

@illusive1181 7 ай бұрын

Respect the video, another good one would be Kenny Sky Walker. He even beat Clyde Drexler in the 89 dunk contest.

@mrbake6933 6 ай бұрын

Loved the Chapman at UK, after watching this I’ve got to watch Dodgeball and see if that was Kelly Tripuka or Ben Stiller playing the owner of Globo Gym

@chriscarpenter1420 6 ай бұрын

Rex Chapman was a stud at UK!

@chantheartist5384 6 ай бұрын

My cousin loved this guy! He was a beast though

@sheckyfeinstein 6 ай бұрын

Didn’t know about the opiate addiction. That saddens me. Nice presentation.

@JohnSmith-zw8vp 6 ай бұрын

My aunt got to go to high school with him when he was at Apollo High!

@BadTV1993 7 ай бұрын

can we get JACK SIKMA? he was underrated & had the best hair

@JohnnyReb1976 7 ай бұрын

I've not forgotten about Rex. When that guy was hot, he'd put on a spectacle that you wouldn't forget.

@ebogar42 6 ай бұрын

Dudes aren't hot to me.

@isiahbraun8704 7 ай бұрын

Lol 😆 🤣 😂 😹 thought he had Mike under pressure Dat 1 game

@114Lincoln 7 ай бұрын

8:24 that has to be the most flagrant name in sports history

@lil_james1584 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@shiroi_usagi 6 ай бұрын

hoping rex chapman’s rookie card jumps in value after this documentary. 😆😆i have at least a few copies of both his nba hoops & fleer rookie card.

@dirtyhiggins5484 4 ай бұрын

He also said that he took a pay cut when he went into the NBA.

@FavreianVengeance 4 ай бұрын

Rex took care of business in those dunk contests. I don't remember why he didn't win one.

@78grateful 6 ай бұрын

Vanilla Ice of the NBA

@gorgemetz8062 7 ай бұрын

With a 43-inch vertical, not 39, he flew above almost everyone. I wish he was a Celtic back then. If Rex became more of a shooter and less of a dunker he would have extended his career. I get it when you can jump out of the building it's hard to stop. You can see that Chapman is getting older than he actually is right before our eyes. With a combination of stress and injuries Rex retired.

@crazyralph6386 5 ай бұрын

Yep, only Wilken’s could jump higher at the time.

@manumed6094 7 ай бұрын

Nice selection! Thanks a lot

@4392amtrak 7 ай бұрын

Zydrunas Ilgauskas please

@usmankenchi908 7 ай бұрын

Ricky Davis

@ckyung1312 6 ай бұрын

He was a decent dunker too with a 40in vertical

@j.a.b.2250 24 күн бұрын

A man with the real name "Dick Harter". That's wild! 😂😂😂

@mikeonthemccomedy2465 7 ай бұрын

REX!! HAD HEART!! CONFIDENCE!! AND FLASH!!

@robwilliamson9056 6 ай бұрын

King Rex!!!

@abasi-dominiquerawlings1470 7 ай бұрын

Gotta do Tyrone "Mugsy" Bogues

@unappealingundesirable2826 7 ай бұрын

I want to see a Muggsy Bogues DUNK sometime! I heard he could dunk a volleyball.

@sovarin8334 6 ай бұрын

Jogava muito... Jogador completo...

@j.brendenstookey3437 6 ай бұрын

Love Rex Chapman the basketball player, he’s a complete tool bag currently but I mean hey, everyone’s gotta work.

@fredosavagejones7592 7 ай бұрын

Could you please do Morris Peterson underated but definitely a bucket getter.

@jrfly4307 6 ай бұрын

Rex was a Sniper Shooter 🏀

@francisdao5019 7 ай бұрын

I don’t get it. They kept talking about how bad this guy was, yet they said he would destroy a prime Michael. HOW??? With his 15 ppg?

@jasonturner6459 7 ай бұрын

He literally had one good game against Jordan and people act crazy. Is that supposed to prove something?

@g-mode5047 6 ай бұрын

It’s obviously click bait.

@DONTOURAGETV 3 ай бұрын

6:28 I forgot Ben Stiller used to play for the Jazz

@user-rs8bb1hb2e 7 ай бұрын

12:51 Miss you Reggie😞

@MrTekKnowledge 7 ай бұрын

Cedric Caballos? Clarence Weatherspoon, or other Barkley lites?

@democratactivist 5 ай бұрын

Shareef Abdul Rahim was an entirely different draft than Chapman

@bigbluegr8ness383 6 ай бұрын

2:40 that's interesting having a Reebok uniform and wearing Nike sneakers 🤔

@barefootiguana2760 6 ай бұрын

This was very good....my only complaint is you gave a little too much detail and it started to drag on at points. Started to feel like you were giving the stats of every single game he played for a moment lol