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Former NBA Star Rex Chapman on Addiction and Recovery
NBA veteran Rex Chapman sits down with Michel Martin to discuss his new memoir, "It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me." In it, Chapman details his rise to basketball stardom and the challenges he faced along the way — debilitating anxiety and racist hostility when he engaged in an interracial relationship. Chapman also describes his road to recovery after battling opioid and gambling addictions.
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