Potentially Killing His Second Chance at Love, Rex Chapman Shows ‘Mercy’ for One Reason

Published 03/02/2024, 2:59 PM EST

Rex Chapman used to play basketball in college and the NBA. Now he is a social media star and a famous podcaster. The former Charlotte Hornet and Phoenix Suns player’s new book, “It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me,” which he wrote with Seth Davis of CBS Sports, lists all of his highs and lows in detail. In a recent interview with ABC news, he opened up about the title of his new book.

Rex Chapman mentioned, ‘Initially, Seth Davis, who co-wrote the book with me, and Simon & Schuster, I think they were like, mulling over “The King and I” or something. But Seth asked me one day, near the end of the whole process, ‘Do you think you’ll get married again?’ Or, ‘Can you see yourself in a relationship?’

‘I said, ‘I don’t know.’ I said, ‘I don’t think I’ll get married again.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t want to do that to someone else.’

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Looks like he may lose his second chance at love. He went on saying, ‘It’s hard for me to live with me. I’d like to take myself in smaller doses if I could.’ So… I guess they read that and felt like it was poignant.’

Chapman has more than a million fans on social media, so a few of the stories in his book are likely familiar to them.

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Many people think Chapman is the best basketball player Kentucky has ever created. In two years at Kentucky, he led the Wildcats to the Sweet Sixteen and scored over 1,000 points. Fans called him “King Rex.”

He was the first star ever picked up by the Charlotte Hornets and played in the NBA for twelve years. He won dunk events and made one of the most famous buzzer-beaters in NBA history. But near the end of his playing days, Rex Chapman was hiding the dark truth.

Chapman has gained millions of social media fans for his relatable and upbeat posts. In “It’s Hard for Me to Live With Me”, he tells the full story of his addiction and recovery. He talks about his past with depression, the racism, how that made him speak out for social justice. He detailed his unstable relationship with his father, who was also a professional basketball player.

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Written with a best-selling New York Times author, Chapman’s book is a heartbreaking and uplifting story about how people fight to accept themselves.

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Kusum Jangra is a WWE reporter at EssentiallySports. With over three years of experience as a writer, Kusum’s propensity for descriptive content will make you feel like you’re at the commentator’s table with CM Punk as Dwayne Johnson slapped Cody Rhodes. Apart from her expertise in live reporting, she also has a penchant for covering talent contracts and various business deals that WWE and its competitors are involved in.

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Potentially Killing His Second Chance at Love, Rex Chapman Shows ‘Mercy’ for One Reason

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