{"product_id":"its-hard-for-me-to-live-with-me-a-memoir-9781982197773","title":"It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is considered by many the greatest basketball player ever produced by the hoops-crazy state of Kentucky. In two years at the University of Kentucky, he scored over 1,000 points, led the Wildcats to a Sweet Sixteen appearance and was nicknamed \"King Rex.\" The first player ever drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, he spent twelve seasons in the NBA, dazzling in dunk contests and sinking one of the most memorable buzzer-beaters in league history. But by the end of his career, Rex Chapman was harboring a destructive secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears before America's opioid crisis would become national news, Chapman developed a dependency on Vicodin and Oxycontin, ultimately ingesting fifty painkillers a day. In addition, he developed a severe gambling addiction, once nearly losing $400,000 at a Las Vegas blackjack table. All this would cost him his family as well as most of the $40 million fortune he'd made in basketball, leaving him to live in his car and shoplift to support his addictions. Only when he was arrested--and his mugshot made national news--did he finally commit to getting clean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIt's Hard for Me to Live With Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Chapman--who has amassed millions of social media followers for his relatable and uplifting posts--tells the story of his addiction and recovery in unflinching detail. With equal frankness, he describes his history with depression; the racism he witnessed growing up and how that shaped his outspokenness on matters of social justice; and his complex and volatile relationship with his father, also a former professional basketball player. Cowritten with \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Seth Davis, Chapman's memoir is an equally devastating and inspiring story about the human struggle for self-acceptance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRex Chapman was a standout basketball player at the University of Kentucky, played twelve seasons in the NBA, and served in the front offices of several NBA teams. He has worked as a broadcaster for both professional and college basketball and hosted the CNN+ show \u003ci\u003eRex Chapman \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the iHeart podcast \u003ci\u003eCharges with Rex Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently hosts the Smartless podcast \u003ci\u003eOwned\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of Kentucky, he lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeth Davis is a studio analyst for college basketball at CBS Sports and senior writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWooden: A Coach's Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen March Went Mad: The Game Transformed Basketball\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579046170898,"sku":"9781982197773","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90b45af3-6121-420a-bd2e-0ff5d99745f6.jpg?v=1744272656","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/its-hard-for-me-to-live-with-me-a-memoir-9781982197773","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}