Last month former NBA star and social media influencer Rex Chapman launched his basketball podcast, “The Rex Chapman Show,” with his friend and actor Josh Hopkins.
This month, Chapman is venturing into another podcast project, which will be produced by Steve Nash’s CTRL Media, Portal A, and iHeartMedia.
Variety reports that Chapman’s next podcast will center around him sitting down with different sports stars to discuss their past legal scrapes, allowing them to have an opportunity to tell their side of the story.
“Weirdly, almost to a person, when I explain the [‘Charges’] podcast… they say, ‘That’s f***ing cool,'” said Chapman.
“Charges With Rex Chapman” is released weekly each Tuesday over the next 20 weeks beginning May 4th and includes guests such as Metta World Peace, Lamar Odom, Ryan Leaf, Michael Vick, and other sports personalities.
“If you’re going to speak about tough things, you ought to be able to show you’re vulnerable enough to talk about your own experience. You’re not coming to talk about fun sh*t. You’re coming to talk about possibly your worst moment.”
Chapman can relate to these players discussing probably the worst moments in their lives.
After playing 12 seasons in the NBA, Chapman’s life spiraled into opioid and gambling addictions, resulting in a 2014 arrest in Scottsdale, Ariz., for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of products from an Apple Store. The mugshot from his arrest will be the cover art for the podcast series.
“Obviously, it’s a terrible, painful reminder,” Chapman said. “But it’s a necessary one.”
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