Rex Chapman, a former school basketball star and 12-year NBA veteran, is finest recognized immediately for snagging and reposting viral movies along with his large signal-boosting behind them. This week, it was introduced that Chapman will be a part of the rising roster on the CNN+ streaming service community in a internet hosting position.
On Tuesday (Jan. 18), CNN made the announcement that Chapman, 54, might be a bunch on the upcoming streaming service which is able to make its debut within the first quarter of 2022.
From CNN:
Chapman is understood for celebrating the highs of school basketball and NBA stardom, rebounding from the lows of opioid dependancy and now for his viral social media presence the place he shares humor and positivity. In that very same spirit, Chapman’s weekly CNN+ present will embrace intimate conversations with athletes, entertainers and on a regular basis heroes as Chapman seems to be for the silver lining past immediately’s hardest headlines. It can contribute to CNN+’s slate of authentic, dwell programming and be obtainable at launch.
Chapman joins CNN+ from Grownup Swim the place he was the host of “Block or Cost,” which was based mostly off of his collection of viral tweets. He’s additionally the host of two podcasts, Fees with Rex Chapman and The Rex Chapman Present, a podcast concerning the newest information from the NBA. Chapman is a basketball legend on the College of Kentucky and a 12-season former NBA star. He has labored as an analyst for Kentucky basketball and NBA TV and a colour commentator for TNT in the course of the NBA playoffs.
Some would possibly do not forget that Chapman was a little bit of a excessive flyer, getting into the 1990 and 1991 NBA Slam Dunk competitions and even received nods of respect from his friends. Chapman’s profession started with the Charlotte Hornets in 1998 after two seasons with the College of Kentucky, going quantity 8 over within the 1988 NBA Draft.
Whereas some peg Chapman as a social media influencer, Chapman seemingly rejected the designation in an ESPN interview. With over 1.1 million followers on Twitter, it’d be arduous to disregard Chapman’s presence within the area.
Congrats to Rex Chapman.
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