Rex Chapman is doing well, apologized to Cal for the tweet

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rex Jerry Tipton over at the Herald-Leader took a break from writing terrible things about the Kentucky basketball program to write something positive, in this case, our good friend Rex Chapman. Last year was a rough year for Chapman, as you know, but he has gotten his life together since hitting rock bottom with his September arrest for shoplifting. He is doing well in his recovery from painkiller addiction, he's down 40 pounds, and "feeling great," he says. And there is this:
UK associate coach Kenny Payne, a contemporary of Chapman as a player, called weekly. UK Coach John Calipari joined Payne on a visit to The Brook Hospital. When Calipari visited, Chapman said he apologized for "the tweet thing." Hours before Kentucky played Connecticut in the 2014 national championship game, Chapman tweeted that it was a "done deal" that Calipari would leave UK to become coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. "He's been great to me," Chapman said of Calipari.
Chapman's return to the broadcast table for the Final Four Team Stream has received mixed reviews from UK fans, understandably. But like him or not, you have to be happy he's overcome his addiction and owned up to his mistakes. Read more over at the Herald-Leader.

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