All great men have at least one moment when they reach beyond time and space to create their masterwork. That entire game was Rex's moment. It was his game. His paint, the court his canvas. The subject: domination. His flow was unstoppable.
10:46 All this time he spends watching basketball and he actually thinks he said that LMAO Michael Jordan would not have nodded nicely and backed off at the same time. They were just talking...
Yep, I was at that game! He was unstoppable , hit every 3 point shot non stop.. I was lucky enough to run into Steffi Graph and Andre Agassi and got their autographs.. Memories
i almost didnt belive it because i was there but when u said agassi i know youre telling the truth because he was there and he was the mannnn at that moment in time!! thats crazy!! we share a moment as strangers..
Idk what the first two bozos are talking about but I agree. I’m taking my capstone data analysis / visualization course and being able to express statistical insights in a clear and concise fashion is a difficult skill to hone
@@kevingalvan5805 its not very hard to create skewed and biased graphs which jimmy creates in every video. not to mention he exaggerates a lot of narratives and doesn't really use proper stats in the right context
Imaginé being that guy bowing, and then you see this video all these years later and you’re just like “FUCK YEAH SOMEONE NOTICED!” Lol that would be dope
Jordan and Chapman went head to head in 23 games during their career. Here’s what they averaged against each other: Jordan: 32.8 PPG / 6.0 RPG / 6.0 APG / 2.5 SPG / 0.9 BPG = 48.2 avg stat points Chapman: 14.3 PPG / 2.4 RPG / 2.3 APG / 0.9 SPG / 0.1 BPG = 20.0 avg stat points It’s not even close, to say the least. Also, Jordan lit him up for 57 points in a game. And for those of you who actually think Chapman was talking trash to Jordan, you’re completely mistaken. Chapman was interviewed about the supposed trash talking and he said it wasn’t true. Here’s the clip where he admits he never talked trash to Jordan: ruclips.net/video/UhR5zQdAL74/видео.html
Naw not really. He was pretty disciplined, and actually played defense. Jimmy just hyping the video. The reason he left Miami was simply because there wasn't enough money to pay him what he wanted. The following season Miami would sign Dan Majerle, Juwan Howard (who was a legit star at the time), and PJ Brown. Juwan was initially signed to a 100m contract. Then the NBA pulled a Chris Paul on us, and axed the trade on some salary cap technicalities. Yeah this was the CP3 thing before the CP3 thing. Anyway, Rex had earned his bag, and Miami just couldn't afford to pay him more. So he walked in FA. It worked out though, because Miami drafted a scrappy guard by the name of Voshon Leonard who would blossom into a 2 way player and become very serviceable for us. Pat would also bring in Jamal Mashburn which was nice, but didn't stop us from wondering what if??? Imagine a trio of Howard, Hardaway, and Mourning. 😰🤷♂️
Bro, I remember being like 10, watching the Lakers vs Suns, and Rex lit up the Lakers like Steph would to teams today. Young Shaq and KoBe had nooo answers for him. Dude was dropping insane 3 bombs after bombs. I legit fell in love with the game. I thought only MJ was capable of pulling off some magic like that.
@@user-ul6iu1cd4p not really, youtube and live NBA on television is more public now than it was then. RUclips wasn't as big as not as many people watched basketball then as they do now. Gilbert Arenas honestly made it popular shooting from da logo and shit back then too. There were so many true shooters b4 Curry
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else. Gets me frustrated. Just admit that you love the videos I make, my dear fra
I am ashamed to say that as a child of the 90s, I had never heard of this guy. That being said, Rex Chapman went where few men had ever gone before - he humbled MJ, scoring on him multiple times and rendered his perimeter defense ineffective. He made him look mortal! That feat alone commands respect!
The more I think of it, it was because Jordan was a friend of his. When someone gives you a knife (in the back), you are not terrified, but rather dissapointed. When you have emotions with someone, and reliance on someone, it's comes off as a shock. Jordan does not look scared. This was just one night. He also looks tired. Who has it more tough? The guy who is setting records and maintaining the reputation of the most formidable, the best ever, to do it, night after night, for years, defeating foe after foe, and confirming his place, or the guy who turns his back on his friend and happens to catch the king when he is vulnerable. I see many comments saying : "Mad respect for outplaying the GOAT!". It's like one of those neighborhood stories, when some great players come to a hood court and somehow, some underdog local team wins a match against them! I did a few of those back in the day. You instantly become neighborhood superheroes. But only in our own neighborhood and in our own minds. What Jordan did, however, is testified by history.
@@juanrivera1624 I didn't mean to sound too one-dimensional, about this game you still can't say : irrelevant, and shrug it off. If You've ever been an underdog, you have to cheer for Rex, at least at this, and for this one game. You've been waiting for the king to slip off. That one guy, or opportunity, or night, where someone who is almost undestructible seems vulnerable, off, or whatever, and an underdog comes on top, still shows you that it is not the size of the dog, but the fight in him. It could be inspiring for all underdogs everywhere, and celebrated. You can't NOT cheer on it, at least partly :) Many other underdogs made it to the NBA and made a name themselves after A LOT of hard work, and enduring, and adapting. Talent can mean something, and Jordan sure had a lot of it, but the fact WAS, and still is, he worked more than anyone else. Like Kobe, like so many others. Relentless with their work ethic. I see more and more workers surviving all the age groups and getting to the nba. There will be no more cult personalities in the nba. I think Lebron is really the last one. No more one-man team idol perceptions. It seems like organizations are becoming more increasingly important than stars in this age, good relationships, And players who are more stable mentally and take care of their bodies, are more likely to succeed. These are different times.
One key aspect you missed in the video is that Miami only had 8 guys dressed for that game, We (yes i said we) made a trade for Hardaway and were short handed. Local reports were the bulls were already plannin a victory celebration for after the game on the beach. Supposedly this got back to the heat and the rest is history! Rex went ape, im glad i got to witness it for myself!
Yes sir. This way, that a way, Hardaway! R.I.P. Dr. Jack. Oh and the next season we would go on to be on of the best teams in the league. First 60 win season! 🏀🔥
I'm an Indonesian native. But thanks to you, I get a taste of history, passion, and love of the game for basketball. And for that, I thank you forever! 🔥🙏
Great streak shooting player and in game dunker . Such a pity he fell into the prescription drug addiction and lost 50m in the process . I wish him all the best to getting back on track .
@@MrShanester117 They were in a middle of a massive trade and had 8 players overall. Not ready for rotation, whole roster contained 8 ready to play players.
@@MrShanester117 You really don't think that dressing 8 players (and some were good players that were involved in a trade) against arguably the best team ever is notable? There are literally only 3 players that could come off the bench for the entire game. And most teams do go more than 8 deep in their rotation.
I love the way you give a story behind an event in the NBA whether it is a performance, argument or a moment in time where us younger hoopers wouldn't even know of. It's well researched, well edited, and always entertaining
Mad respect for Chapman having the best game of his life when it mattered... Not many can say that for a brief moment of time they've outplayed the goat in his prime.
Not hating but really RUclips? Not gna waste my time about a player who had a good game 1 time against the goat.. the goat brings it every game , top of he’s game n opponent that’s the real conversation.. the preparation and mentality for that is insane.. 1 game!!!! 🤦🏻♂️
Chris Jackson gave it to 23 too... but where is Jimmy's video on that? Mahmoud Abdul bro the Rauf ... In the dunk contest too .. this Rex thing is a surprise though... More than once 23 had no ANSWER for skilled quick guards. Follow Jesus either way
@@King6d9 Torched?!!! One game does not put things into perspective, that’s like me beating an NBA player one night and they beat me in every other game before and after. Come on now pipe it down!
"Mike absolutely walked him like a dog repeatedly for the next three seasons, including a three-game playoff sweep. . . ." I guess MJ did take it personal
That game-tying 3-point heave in the playoffs against Seattle was used in NBA commercials during the late 90s... that was always how I knew Rex Chapman
Yeah. So I'm from Miami and grew up a heat fan, but I was also a low key Sonics fan. Those two seasons with Phoenix, Rex balled out. Gave The Sonics fits in the playoffs. Great times.
Funny story, so I actually met Rex Chapman about a year ago at a restaurant. This dude legitimately ate 3 steak platters and shared a foot tall chocolate cake with his wife. 😂 What a legend
Bro!! Chex Rapman is one of the most underrated shooters of all time imo. This is the era I grew up in and watched this man shoot the lights out over and over.
@@spazzout2339 with how the game is based today he would definitely succeed in this era where shooting 3s is a big part of the nba especially with all of the training and technology we have today to improve your game
@@spazzout2339 lmfao ok cause defense is close to as good today and its much more of an outside shooter game today that would help Rex a ton. When he played there were these players called centers and every team had them and they and the inside game was THE dominant force in nba. You sound like a 15 year old who never saw nba pre this century
As a kid I saw the fabled Suns three-pointer go down and it's still the most electrifying single moment I can remember seeing in a long life of NBA fandom. Rex stays underrated. An incredible character and unique player. Bonkers natural jumping ability. Made it look effortless. A really good thing dude's doing so well these days after a lot of drug abuse struggles following his career.
I remember this game. The Heat was short-handed. They’d just made a ton of Trades and barely even put a team on the court that night. It was unbelievable. I watched every Bulls-game that year back in Chicago.
Rex was and still is such an underrated player. He could do a little bit of everything and do it well. He’s in the same class (as far as underrated players) as Hedo Turkolglu, Peja Stojokavić, Shareef Abdur-Raheem, and Drazen Petrovic. There’s many more that could be added to that list that made a real impact on the game but for whatever reason have been forgotten of by time.
Michael has a tendency of playing the audience via circumstance! He was friends with Bird and Magic and agreed! He also knew Rex, just like he knew Kobe. Then there were players he hated and exploited! When they left the game they both called the agent and joked! This is selling!
Drazen was an international legend in his own right though. He was like the overseas Michael Jordan. I really believe had he not died, we would be talking today about how Steph was going for Petro's 3 pt record.
Shout to Rex. A Kentucky basketball legend and one of the real ones. The first University of Kentucky basketball player I can remember watching when I was 4 or 5. Him and Skywalker.
When people (Athletes especially) manage for a few times in their life get into the zone or flow state, something special often occurs. Awesome breakdown.
Man, I love these types of videos! Journalism at its finest, and such a great way to help preserve basketball stories. Jimmy ain’t a RUclipsr, he’s a basketball historian! 🔥
Jimmy, consider writing a book about the nba. You are pretty good at investigative journalism. I think if Bill Simmons can write the Book of Basketball being an outsider and a fan, I think you can do the same. Perhaps you guys can some collaborations too who knows.
@MelecPapi getting so worked up over a comment. Get off the internet and back to working your 9-5 for the next 40 years while I enjoy my youth and remember to not be a person like you
I had the pleasure of seeing Rex Chapman as a Suns in the late 90s. I tell you it was fun small ball 3-point team with Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, Dennis Scott, Welsey Person, and Steve Nash.
I tell people about Rex all the time. I started following him when he played at Kentucky. It was the first time I had seen a player where there was just as much a chance that he would would bang on you or hit 3's in your grill. Keep in mind this was back in the 80's/90's . That's not something you really saw in the NBA. Much less from a white guy. I really loved watching him play. He doesn't get mentioned nearly enough. Did not realize him and Mike were tight like that.
These are my favorite videos of yours jimmy, when you go in depth on obscure moments/drama stories dealing with the nba, where as your more general videos I still enjoy just not quite as much as these. I feel like I’m learning more as well.
Glad Rex is getting the recognition he deserves. The real ogs from the 90’s like my dad always told us, Chapman was the meanest white guy of that era and would dunk it on you're head like it was nothing.
You forgot to mention one major aspect from this game. The Heat only had 8 players available due to a trade. Still one of the greatest moments in early Heat history
Jimmy when you said "this is a story", I felt like now I got why your videos are so interesting. They are stories, generating the same feeling as story, not a show. I like that.
his mouth was clearly not saying "you cant guard me", its like he was explaining to Jordan what happened in that foul and mike was agreeing. they are collage buddies anyways.
Thing isn't they WERE actual friends. I expect even if he HAD talked mess to MJ it was in good humor, & im sure MJ would've known it & taken it good-naturedly. Rex knew better than to get all vicious with it.
5:41 he's turning around before the shot falls. He wasn't pushing Mike out of bounds he was pushed by mourning into Jordan. Great video, what a player.
I don't know what Rex was saying, but he was aggressive as hell in Jordan's face and Jordan was backing da fuc up.... Soooooo..... Jordan takes an L on this one.
And for the record, Rex Chapman was the guy that came up with “triple single” way before Barkley said it. Rex said that when he was broadcasting a game years ago. Y’all didn’t know that huh? Now ya know
You with this channel have such a large purpose in this society and we’re so thankful that someone like you exists and work so hard for the world!!! Reality’s call- Useless information. Knowledge is kind right?……. Nope. No need. But thanks champ
🌝*Stephen Curry proceeds to get outplayed and clamped by 6’0 Fred VanVleet in a close out finals game *. 2019 Game 6 Finals : Curry: 21 pts 6/17 VanVleet 22 pts 6/14 🌝
We're not gonna talk about jordan killed him more than 10 times after that, on this game, he did in fact whoop the shit outta jordan, well done chapman, achievement unlocked
Yeah, I remember this game. Rex Chapman placed like a maniac. Some of those 10 loses the Bulls got during 72-10 was when a player on the other team played lights out. The Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf game was also during that season.
I was born around the same time, but everyday we’re taking for granted what we get to witness (Kobe, LeBron, Steph Curry, Tim Duncan) just to name a few but yeah I really wish I could’ve watched Jordan live too
@@mikesannitti6042 True! Since the formula is Points/Attempts, If someone shoots, say 300 2P FG at a 50% clip, that's 150 makes= 300 pts/300 attempts= 1.00 PPS. If they shoot 300 3P FG at 33% clip, that's 100 makes= 300 pts/300 attempts= 1.00 PPS. So if someone did that in their career, they would be at 1.00 PPS (not taking FT into account- that would be True Shot- TS%). I checked Larry Bird's career PPS (not taking FT into account), and it was 1.029. When taking FT into account, it was 1.00 - Not because he was a bad FT shooter, but because they are only 1 point each, so if he hit 100%, he would stay at 1.029, but since he's human and shot 88.6%, it brought the TS% down down to 1.00 (still good for 3rd best all time, behind Kareem- 1.021 and Ray Allen- 1.017). Comments don't allow links but if you search "Ray Allen and the Most Efficient Scorers Per Shot Taken in NBA History", you'll see an article by Bleacher Report, which ranks the top 21 players by TS%. It's from 2010 though, so maybe a few players have gotten onto the list, like Steph Curry. Edit- I just checked and his is 1.16! Ridiculous, lol
@@bryant475 of course that doesn't factor into the fact that misses, especially long ones do lead to more fast breaks so it's still better to get more makes, but if you're shooting at least 33% from 3 it's not a bad thing.
@@mikesannitti6042 True, btw idk why my comment had a line through part of it lol. But yeah a 33% 3P is solid! Check that article when you can! Also, another thing I thought about was that 2 pt shots are more likely to be blocked, compared to 3 pt shots, so it might offset the value of the 3 a bit more. It makes someone like Anthony Davis, who can shoot 3's but also has good post game and mid range game, pretty deadly. In my opinion though, he shouldn't fall in love so much with the 3, because they lose out on his offensive rebounding down low. Another factor is that taking more 2's (esp drives/layups/dunks), leads to more AND1s and FT opportunities... so yeah, lots to consider lol.
No it is not 🤦♂️- badge of honour would be getting the better of him multiple times, not a once off. Isaiah Thomas has a badge of honour when it comes to Michael
@@deezelkane Nah, IT and the bad boys did as a team and had to use the Jordan Rules, because MJ was still putting up numbers. Of course one man team doesn't translate to team wins.
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You do better work than any sports documentarian alive, including anyone at ESPN.
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I think Jimmy has told the whole life story of MJ by now lol
That what I’m saying
Probably, maybe, perhaps even
Jxmy probably has more tbh 😆
Jimmy>the last dance
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All great men have at least one moment when they reach beyond time and space to create their masterwork. That entire game was Rex's moment. It was his game. His paint, the court his canvas. The subject: domination. His flow was unstoppable.
I've felt that flow before and it's 100% intoxicating.
Yep every NBA player will have that one game where they played way way over their standard and this was Chapmans game
@@kirkford8972 ngl just had it a week ago, tried to control it again day by day everytime I play, but I can’t get it back anymore lol
@@mixedpleasure4324 it’s not a coincidence that a lot of those players played and UK, Tony Delk. He had similar career.
Scary how in a one & done game rex Chapman dangerous ..in game 7 he dangerous
Rex Chapman: *sees Jordan trying to guard him*
Rex Chapman: And I took that personally
Jordan got his own medicine on him!
My my my how the turntables
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10:46 All this time he spends watching basketball and he actually thinks he said that LMAO
Michael Jordan would not have nodded nicely and backed off at the same time. They were just talking...
@@firstnamelastname8790 y'all fanboys get on your hands and knees for mj, kobe and lbj lol
I'm a simple man. I see a Jimmy video, I click.
How do u know
I follow Josh Otusanya
*Mwah Hah Hah*
I guess we're all simple men then
Bro I literally just watched one of your shorts lmao
Mwah hah ha
we all do that.
Yep, I was at that game! He was unstoppable , hit every 3 point shot non stop.. I was lucky enough to run into Steffi Graph and Andre Agassi and got their autographs.. Memories
And the queen of shiba. Don't forget!!!!
Where's the autographs now?
Every dog has a day and I mean just 1 day
i almost didnt belive it because i was there but when u said agassi i know youre telling the truth because he was there and he was the mannnn at that moment in time!! thats crazy!! we share a moment as strangers..
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
Gosh these old MJ videos are so interesting
Pause bro. .
Why am I able to translate to Dutch ?
These MJ vids aren't getting old though I still love watching them
Fr
@@zeeee985 bro cmon that wasn’t even sus u made it sus
“Absolutely walked him like a dog” got me idk why 😂
Same
i read this exactly as he said it on sum weird shit lmfao
And funny thing is "every dog has his day"
lmfaoo Bro that shi so funny
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“Only a man without a conscience takes that shot”. - Love it.
We need to start appreciating Jimmy’s statistical and graphical knowledge
what knowledge💀💀 lol
You think you just knows off the top of his head ? 💀 props for the work he puts in the find the stats but come on dude
Idk what the first two bozos are talking about but I agree. I’m taking my capstone data analysis / visualization course and being able to express statistical insights in a clear and concise fashion is a difficult skill to hone
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@@kevingalvan5805 its not very hard to create skewed and biased graphs which jimmy creates in every video. not to mention he exaggerates a lot of narratives and doesn't really use proper stats in the right context
the first shot 😳 he did a Curry before Curry ever did it what in the world
Did you know curry did a dream shake against Denver?
Lol
Wrong, Curry did it in 1995.. he was 7.
Gilbert arenas did it before curry as well 🤷🏽♂️
And to top it off Rex Chapman and steph have a close relationship too
Imaginé being that guy bowing, and then you see this video all these years later and you’re just like “FUCK YEAH SOMEONE NOTICED!” Lol that would be dope
Jordan and Chapman went head to head in 23 games during their career. Here’s what they averaged against each other:
Jordan: 32.8 PPG / 6.0 RPG / 6.0 APG / 2.5 SPG / 0.9 BPG = 48.2 avg stat points
Chapman: 14.3 PPG / 2.4 RPG / 2.3 APG / 0.9 SPG / 0.1 BPG = 20.0 avg stat points
It’s not even close, to say the least. Also, Jordan lit him up for 57 points in a game.
And for those of you who actually think Chapman was talking trash to Jordan, you’re completely mistaken. Chapman was interviewed about the supposed trash talking and he said it wasn’t true. Here’s the clip where he admits he never talked trash to Jordan: ruclips.net/video/UhR5zQdAL74/видео.html
@@FreedomFighter2112😂 bro i love mj but he got cooked that game
@@FreedomFighter2112 well he wasn't apologizing, thats for damn sure lol
@@FreedomFighter2112 Holy fucking shit this is sad
@@FreedomFighter2112 Did you even watch the video Jimmy plays that clip LMFAO
Rex was essentially the white jr smith, he’d either score 7 points or randomly hit like 50 threes
Naw not really. He was pretty disciplined, and actually played defense. Jimmy just hyping the video. The reason he left Miami was simply because there wasn't enough money to pay him what he wanted. The following season Miami would sign Dan Majerle, Juwan Howard (who was a legit star at the time), and PJ Brown. Juwan was initially signed to a 100m contract. Then the NBA pulled a Chris Paul on us, and axed the trade on some salary cap technicalities. Yeah this was the CP3 thing before the CP3 thing.
Anyway, Rex had earned his bag, and Miami just couldn't afford to pay him more. So he walked in FA. It worked out though, because Miami drafted a scrappy guard by the name of Voshon Leonard who would blossom into a 2 way player and become very serviceable for us. Pat would also bring in Jamal Mashburn which was nice, but didn't stop us from wondering what if???
Imagine a trio of Howard, Hardaway, and Mourning. 😰🤷♂️
FACTS LOL 😂 REX WAS A SPECIAL PIECE 🙌🏾
Yes, but Without the bonehead moments. Rex always showed great bball judgment
@Daniel G Nobody think like that except for kids. Lol
@Daniel G Yeah you right, I have a good memory too.
Can you imagine what Twitter would have looked like after this game 😂
Lmao
It would have broken it
"Michael Jordan is Overrated" is what woulda been trending if Twitter was invented back then 😂🤣
@@narrow3601 Imagine Skip and Shannon at that time, Shannon would go: SKIUUUP!!, YOUR SO CALLED "GOAT" GOT BULLIED BY A ROLE PLAYER!
@@sheyarjames4904 i can only imagine the excuses skip would come up with 🤣
Bro, I remember being like 10, watching the Lakers vs Suns, and Rex lit up the Lakers like Steph would to teams today. Young Shaq and KoBe had nooo answers for him. Dude was dropping insane 3 bombs after bombs. I legit fell in love with the game. I thought only MJ was capable of pulling off some magic like that.
and people are delusional thinking players would stop steph today LOL it's a joke
Rex really did the Steph turn around 3 before it was even a thing 5:40😭
Yoooo he really did! Lol
Kids don't know Rex Chapman. It was never a steph turn. Other people did it before him
I mean the turn around after a shot has been a thing for a long time befote this so idk what your on
@@leogonzales4634 I mean curry popularized it tho...
@@user-ul6iu1cd4p not really, youtube and live NBA on television is more public now than it was then. RUclips wasn't as big as not as many people watched basketball then as they do now. Gilbert Arenas honestly made it popular shooting from da logo and shit back then too. There were so many true shooters b4 Curry
I'm not gonna lie, that Lil nugget about the 50 min mixtape legitimizes everything Jimmy saying, no 🧢
Why would Jimmy lie to us?
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else. Gets me frustrated. Just admit that you love the videos I make, my dear fra
@@isymfs Wise Words
@@AxxLAfriku unwise words
@@goldlion9066 I haven't heard of anything truer than that. Except for when Jimmy is talking about Rex Chapman of course.
I am ashamed to say that as a child of the 90s, I had never heard of this guy. That being said, Rex Chapman went where few men had ever gone before - he humbled MJ, scoring on him multiple times and rendered his perimeter defense ineffective. He made him look mortal! That feat alone commands respect!
The more I think of it, it was because Jordan was a friend of his. When someone gives you a knife (in the back), you are not terrified, but rather dissapointed. When you have emotions with someone, and reliance on someone, it's comes off as a shock. Jordan does not look scared. This was just one night. He also looks tired. Who has it more tough? The guy who is setting records and maintaining the reputation of the most formidable, the best ever, to do it, night after night, for years, defeating foe after foe, and confirming his place, or the guy who turns his back on his friend and happens to catch the king when he is vulnerable. I see many comments saying : "Mad respect for outplaying the GOAT!". It's like one of those neighborhood stories, when some great players come to a hood court and somehow, some underdog local team wins a match against them! I did a few of those back in the day. You instantly become neighborhood superheroes. But only in our own neighborhood and in our own minds. What Jordan did, however, is testified by history.
@@simkke I'm inclined to agree with you sir. Very sound insight!
@@juanrivera1624 I didn't mean to sound too one-dimensional, about this game you still can't say : irrelevant, and shrug it off. If You've ever been an underdog, you have to cheer for Rex, at least at this, and for this one game. You've been waiting for the king to slip off. That one guy, or opportunity, or night, where someone who is almost undestructible seems vulnerable, off, or whatever, and an underdog comes on top, still shows you that it is not the size of the dog, but the fight in him. It could be inspiring for all underdogs everywhere, and celebrated. You can't NOT cheer on it, at least partly :)
Many other underdogs made it to the NBA and made a name themselves after A LOT of hard work, and enduring, and adapting. Talent can mean something, and Jordan sure had a lot of it, but the fact WAS, and still is, he worked more than anyone else. Like Kobe, like so many others. Relentless with their work ethic. I see more and more workers surviving all the age groups and getting to the nba. There will be no more cult personalities in the nba. I think Lebron is really the last one. No more one-man team idol perceptions. It seems like organizations are becoming more increasingly important than stars in this age, good relationships, And players who are more stable mentally and take care of their bodies, are more likely to succeed. These are different times.
@@simkke well said, exactly what I was thinking
And people say players these days can’t score on mj 🤦♂️
One key aspect you missed in the video is that Miami only had 8 guys dressed for that game, We (yes i said we) made a trade for Hardaway and were short handed. Local reports were the bulls were already plannin a victory celebration for after the game on the beach. Supposedly this got back to the heat and the rest is history! Rex went ape, im glad i got to witness it for myself!
Thats wild asf imagine living that
Yes sir. This way, that a way, Hardaway! R.I.P. Dr. Jack.
Oh and the next season we would go on to be on of the best teams in the league. First 60 win season!
🏀🔥
Pretty cool
Pretty fucking awesome if you ask me
What up Ronnie Seikaly?
What do you think about the name Bimbo Coles.
I'm an Indonesian native. But thanks to you, I get a taste of history, passion, and love of the game for basketball. And for that, I thank you forever! 🔥🙏
As a Filipino native from Visayas my people feel the same.
@@vanishingstar777 As a Visayas native from Filipino my same feel the people.
@@stealtho as a Filipino my Visayas native feel the people.
@@i.like.evil.things feel the ppl as a visayas native
Great streak shooting player and in game dunker . Such a pity he fell into the prescription drug addiction and lost 50m in the process . I wish him all the best to getting back on track .
He is doing well, a great follow on Twitter.
@@michaelturner9712 the drug addiction explains his Twitter persona
I love that Jimmy is getting his money with the ad breaks. Man deserves the money. Puts in the work and educates his audience. Congrats my man ✊🏽✊🏽
yessirrr
Yep, In fact, I actually watch these ads rather than swiping past em. Lol
Jimmy has a way with words, and highlighting!
I got premium but I’m glad fr this mans puts in work and is a great story teller
fr man, one of the few people where i’m like “yeah, i’ll watch this whole ad”
since jimmy forgot to say it
i gotcha y’all
jimmy: hope you all enjoyed and as always until next time.
@StyleTechnical the same here
Yoo!!🤣🤣I waited for that!
I can literally hear this comment
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cheers
I love the smirk on Chapman's face when he said he got lucky
It‘s even crazier: Chapman said in the unterview the Heat had only eight players that night. 🙄
Thats Crazy!
He also said the entire bulls team went out the night before and was sluggish before the game
Lots of teams only use an 8 man rotation. So that means absolutely nothing and definitely is not crazy
@@MrShanester117 They were in a middle of a massive trade and had 8 players overall. Not ready for rotation, whole roster contained 8 ready to play players.
@@MrShanester117 You really don't think that dressing 8 players (and some were good players that were involved in a trade) against arguably the best team ever is notable? There are literally only 3 players that could come off the bench for the entire game. And most teams do go more than 8 deep in their rotation.
I love the way you give a story behind an event in the NBA whether it is a performance, argument or a moment in time where us younger hoopers wouldn't even know of.
It's well researched, well edited, and always entertaining
This
Shannon Sharpe pulled this out of no where on Undisputed today. What a memory .
It's been making its rounds on social media for like 3 or 4 days...
You know it’s a goated eposide when my man has silence at the start and then a “y’all just see that?”
Mad respect for Chapman having the best game of his life when it mattered... Not many can say that for a brief moment of time they've outplayed the goat in his prime.
💯
Not hating but really RUclips? Not gna waste my time about a player who had a good game 1 time against the goat.. the goat brings it every game , top of he’s game n opponent that’s the real conversation.. the preparation and mentality for that is insane.. 1 game!!!! 🤦🏻♂️
Chris Jackson gave it to 23 too... but where is Jimmy's video on that? Mahmoud Abdul bro the Rauf ... In the dunk contest too .. this Rex thing is a surprise though... More than once 23 had no ANSWER for skilled quick guards.
Follow Jesus either way
@@King6d9 Torched?!!! One game does not put things into perspective, that’s like me beating an NBA player one night and they beat me in every other game before and after. Come on now pipe it down!
when it mattered? you think the playoff series against jordan would've mattered more than a regular season game.
"Mike absolutely walked him like a dog repeatedly for the next three seasons, including a three-game playoff sweep. . . ."
I guess MJ did take it personal
MJ be like “I’m gonna ruin this man’s whole career” 😂
“But let’s not mention that part” 🙄😂
@foreal69
It's called "One hit wonder"
word
Mike never forgets anything, he was a machine......
I don’t think you understand how hype I get when I see a notification about MJ
I dont think you understand how hype i get when i see a notification about jimmy highroller.
Who tf cares about MJ? Jxmy is where it’s at
@@endk.3500 ok?
Bro imagine having the luxury of telling Micheal Jordan switch off and his coach actually making him do it 😭
Lots of super talented guys who can light it up on a given night. Few can do it consistently.
That game-tying 3-point heave in the playoffs against Seattle was used in NBA commercials during the late 90s... that was always how I knew Rex Chapman
Yeah. So I'm from Miami and grew up a heat fan, but I was also a low key Sonics fan. Those two seasons with Phoenix, Rex balled out. Gave The Sonics fits in the playoffs. Great times.
@@LynxStarAuto I feel like everybody was a Sonics fan along with their actual favorite squad.
@@Lootroq even Bulls fans loved the sonics 🤣
There were so many amazing moments from this era. Jordan absorbed all the attention, rightfully so, but there are literally tons of these moments!
that's why kid's today say 90's was watered down.
Jxmy makes me go through so many emotions! I love it.
Rex was a very good player and definitely got a one-up on Mike that night for sure.
“For crying out loud, this guy is bowing to Rex.” LITERALLY.
Bro I cried
I’m still crying.
He was not bowing down u non basketball fans
MJ: "You can't guard me..."
Chapman: "What? I'm gonna torch you and your team, just for that."
@Captain Obvious Oh how the turn tables
Yall know there is an interview where he talks about that game and he did not talk trash to mj
@@sonnywoods6846 Umm he literally shows clips of that interview in this video.
One great game talk about how lebron loseing to Dallas mavericks in the nba finals by a role player?
Absolutely great video (as always). I always picture Rex wearing a Charlotte jersey. Forgot how dynamic a player he was, thanks for the reminder!
Funny story, so I actually met Rex Chapman about a year ago at a restaurant. This dude legitimately ate 3 steak platters and shared a foot tall chocolate cake with his wife. 😂 What a legend
stories that never happened
@@PalmdalesAdonis You mean like you being anything other than a pessimist who’s constantly in denial?
@@PalmdalesAdonis mald
That’s a lot of food but it makes sense. Thank u for sharing this experience.
Omg
Bro!! Chex Rapman is one of the most underrated shooters of all time imo. This is the era I grew up in and watched this man shoot the lights out over and over.
Brooooooooo, Chex Rapman 🤣🤣
I guess you missed the part where he said he shot 33% from three
@@MrShanester117 shooting better then trae young and damian lillard this season
@@BkBenji. Very small sample size
@@MrShanester117 did Rex care? No.
Followed the jazz since late 80s... never ever heard of this dude. Great video and great story telling!
It’s a good day when jimmy uploads
@jxmyhighroller is stealing video ideas from @BTM Basketball Time Machine yet again... 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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Rex Chapman would easily average 20-25 ppg in today's game. Underrated player from the 90s.
If I was born in the 80s, I'll be a president now
Your buggin maybe max 20. He was a good player but 25 is still legit all star status he'd be a JR Smith type 6th man.
He not averaging more now then before makes no sense
@@spazzout2339 with how the game is based today he would definitely succeed in this era where shooting 3s is a big part of the nba especially with all of the training and technology we have today to improve your game
@@spazzout2339 lmfao ok cause defense is close to as good today and its much more of an outside shooter game today that would help Rex a ton. When he played there were these players called centers and every team had them and they and the inside game was THE dominant force in nba. You sound like a 15 year old who never saw nba pre this century
As a kid I saw the fabled Suns three-pointer go down and it's still the most electrifying single moment I can remember seeing in a long life of NBA fandom. Rex stays underrated. An incredible character and unique player. Bonkers natural jumping ability. Made it look effortless. A really good thing dude's doing so well these days after a lot of drug abuse struggles following his career.
This is so dope! The quality of storytelling is on another level
insane level
I remember this game. The Heat was short-handed. They’d just made a ton of Trades and barely even put a team on the court that night. It was unbelievable. I watched every Bulls-game that year back in Chicago.
Had only 8 players available. The trade for Tim Hardaway.
@@faustorivera4393 screw Tim Hardaway lol
Rex seems like such a chill nice guy. Would love to get a beer with him and hear him regale stories of his playing days. Seems really approchable.
Rex was and still is such an underrated player. He could do a little bit of everything and do it well. He’s in the same class (as far as underrated players) as Hedo Turkolglu, Peja Stojokavić, Shareef Abdur-Raheem, and Drazen Petrovic. There’s many more that could be added to that list that made a real impact on the game but for whatever reason have been forgotten of by time.
Michael has a tendency of playing the audience via circumstance! He was friends with Bird and Magic and agreed!
He also knew Rex, just like he knew Kobe. Then there were players he hated and exploited!
When they left the game they both called the agent and joked! This is selling!
Ben gordon, Allan Houston, Marbury
Drazen was an international legend in his own right though. He was like the overseas Michael Jordan. I really believe had he not died, we would be talking today about how Steph was going for Petro's 3 pt record.
@@LynxStarAuto fax. And i dont think dirks "best EU player" title would be as much of a staple if Drazen were still alive.
Hedo was my guy!!! Peja too and it's sad they don't get publicity!!!!
A story about a man I I didn’t know I needed to hear. Thank you jimmy
Shout to Rex. A Kentucky basketball legend and one of the real ones. The first University of Kentucky basketball player I can remember watching when I was 4 or 5. Him and Skywalker.
Jimmy’s analogies and similes are second to NONE 😂😂 he said “Mike absolutely walked him like a dog 😂😂” im weak
Godamm he was actually going off those 3s were clean as hell, i love when Jimmy does a video on players i don't know 🔥
When people (Athletes especially) manage for a few times in their life get into the zone or flow state, something special often occurs. Awesome breakdown.
I'm so glad you uploaded this a lot of mj fans love making mj look like he was a god and never had bad games and was just unstoppable
Still the GOAT 🤷🏾♂️
Man, I love these types of videos! Journalism at its finest, and such a great way to help preserve basketball stories. Jimmy ain’t a RUclipsr, he’s a basketball historian! 🔥
Jimmy, consider writing a book about the nba. You are pretty good at investigative journalism. I think if Bill Simmons can write the Book of Basketball being an outsider and a fan, I think you can do the same.
Perhaps you guys can some collaborations too who knows.
So on the day I was born one of the strangest games of basketball was played.. awesome.
Jimmy: “That man is named rex Chapman… some of you younger fans may have never even heard of”
Me: *has played 2k*
:)
Cringe
i got him on my myteam rn 😭
Idk I’ve never heard of him until now
@MelecPapi getting so worked up over a comment. Get off the internet and back to working your 9-5 for the next 40 years while I enjoy my youth and remember to not be a person like you
@@hotdogdawg9599 fax idk what these guys are so pressed about 😂
I had the pleasure of seeing Rex Chapman as a Suns in the late 90s. I tell you it was fun small ball 3-point team with Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, Dennis Scott, Welsey Person, and Steve Nash.
Suns were lowkey TOUGH on NBA Jam. People slept on em!!
NBA jam that was the tv show 👍
Great story 😊 keep them coming us Chicago and Jordan fans love it
I tell people about Rex all the time. I started following him when he played at Kentucky. It was the first time I had seen a player where there was just as much a chance that he would would bang on you or hit 3's in your grill. Keep in mind this was back in the 80's/90's . That's not something you really saw in the NBA. Much less from a white guy. I really loved watching him play. He doesn't get mentioned nearly enough. Did not realize him and Mike were tight like that.
These are my favorite videos of yours jimmy, when you go in depth on obscure moments/drama stories dealing with the nba, where as your more general videos I still enjoy just not quite as much as these. I feel like I’m learning more as well.
Man, my only touch points to basketball are your videos. You're such an amazing story teller. Awesome. Keep it up
Its crazy how you dig up all these cool stories, never heard of this dude before
You’re writing is insanely good and just keeps improving
Glad Rex is getting the recognition he deserves. The real ogs from the 90’s like my dad always told us, Chapman was the meanest white guy of that era and would dunk it on you're head like it was nothing.
Those games towards the end of his career when he coincided with Jason (Ason) Kidd in PHX. Fast pace, great passing, flashy plays..... So much fun !!
You forgot to mention one major aspect from this game. The Heat only had 8 players available due to a trade. Still one of the greatest moments in early Heat history
The God Father was cooking already 😂
great story .. respect! Rex Chapman and jxmyhighroller
I remember watching King Rex in high school. The only high school kid that ever amazed my father.
Look at 5:40 and all I see where steph got it from wow what a shot in that era and confidence
I’m young only 21 years old and I keep up with the older content, but I’ve never heard of him! I appreciate the video keep it up! 💯🤙🏼
He's epic on Twitter now. Has like 2m followers. Such a class act.
Jimmy when you said "this is a story", I felt like now I got why your videos are so interesting. They are stories, generating the same feeling as story, not a show.
I like that.
The writing of this piece is exquisite 👌
his mouth was clearly not saying "you cant guard me", its like he was explaining to Jordan what happened in that foul and mike was agreeing. they are collage buddies anyways.
Yeah, if he was saying anything offensive MJ wouldn't have reacted like that
they werent "college buddies" mike tried to recruit him to nc.. he didnt play at nc, he played at kentucky..
He got pushed to MJ
Thing isn't they WERE actual friends. I expect even if he HAD talked mess to MJ it was in good humor, & im sure MJ would've known it & taken it good-naturedly. Rex knew better than to get all vicious with it.
This looks a lot like White Hope at play 🤣 However, he had a good game even tho Mic scorched him immediately after 🌅 Namaste'
I already know this finna be fye and I haven’t even watched it ✅😂😂
5:41 he's turning around before the shot falls.
He wasn't pushing Mike out of bounds he was pushed by mourning into Jordan.
Great video, what a player.
Thx I was looking for this comment!
I gotta say, seeing Jordan get torched in such a personal way is hysterical
Guess u gotta gloss over the whole stat line part, to get the full effect. Lmao
Michael: and I took that personally
Rex: and so did I
🤣🤣 I'm dead
0:07 dude did the "Gil/Steph turnaround" before they even did it, should call it it Rex-around!
"you can't guard me"
"you better switch"
you know damn well rex wouldn't say nothing like that 😂😂😂
I don't know what Rex was saying, but he was aggressive as hell in Jordan's face and Jordan was backing da fuc up.... Soooooo..... Jordan takes an L on this one.
you dont know basketball then
If you read his lips that does look like what he was saying.
And for the record, Rex Chapman was the guy that came up with “triple single” way before Barkley said it. Rex said that when he was broadcasting a game years ago. Y’all didn’t know that huh? Now ya know
Shannon got skip on this one😂😂
I love your videos Jimmy. It’s great to see how far you’ve come and still producing amazing videos
This video is awesome! Great job bro! I love how dramatic these actual events can be specially those involving MJ.
You with this channel have such a large purpose in this society and we’re so thankful that someone like you exists and work so hard for the world!!!
Reality’s call-
Useless information.
Knowledge is kind right?……. Nope.
No need. But thanks champ
You know it's a good day whenever this man uploads a new video. 🙏
"Steph Curry wouldn't last in the 90s" lmaoo
Fr stop the cap
@@alala1689 but his slower dad could? Yeah okay buddy
🌝*Stephen Curry proceeds to get outplayed and clamped by 6’0 Fred VanVleet in a close out finals game *. 2019 Game 6 Finals : Curry: 21 pts 6/17 VanVleet 22 pts 6/14 🌝
@@alala1689 Curry right now is better than 99% of players in the 90’s.
@@grega3611 He’s better than 99% of the players right now so that doesn’t mean much lol. After all, he is the 2nd greatest point guard of all time
Very nice story. You narrated nicely. Thank you
We're not gonna talk about jordan killed him more than 10 times after that, on this game, he did in fact whoop the shit outta jordan, well done chapman, achievement unlocked
Well stated, but I don’t think Jordan knows that you used those exact words! But Rex did,,,uh! Well you know!
It was literally stated in the video…
Yeah, I remember this game. Rex Chapman placed like a maniac. Some of those 10 loses the Bulls got during 72-10 was when a player on the other team played lights out.
The Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf game was also during that season.
So cool. Takes literally the best game of their career to beat MJ
@@CoachHeyward Insane how good the Bulls were.
My hometown guy! I've been a fan since a kid. I remember being little, and not understanding why he was leaving Kentucky to play in the pros
As a guy born 99, I can tell just by these videos how amazing it must've been to witness jordan. but tbh it probably was way better anyway
I'm 89 caught the end. It was amazing lol
I was born around the same time, but everyday we’re taking for granted what we get to witness (Kobe, LeBron, Steph Curry, Tim Duncan) just to name a few but yeah I really wish I could’ve watched Jordan live too
2:00 I mean, even trae shooting that many threes on westbrook efficiency, trae only like 34% from three.
Honestly if you're shooting the 3 at 33% it's still a good shot. It's the same as shooting a 2 at 50% as far as points per shot in the long run.
@@mikesannitti6042 True! Since the formula is Points/Attempts, If someone shoots, say 300 2P FG at a 50% clip, that's 150 makes= 300 pts/300 attempts= 1.00 PPS. If they shoot 300 3P FG at 33% clip, that's 100 makes= 300 pts/300 attempts= 1.00 PPS. So if someone did that in their career, they would be at 1.00 PPS (not taking FT into account- that would be True Shot- TS%). I checked Larry Bird's career PPS (not taking FT into account), and it was 1.029. When taking FT into account, it was 1.00 - Not because he was a bad FT shooter, but because they are only 1 point each, so if he hit 100%, he would stay at 1.029, but since he's human and shot 88.6%, it brought the TS% down down to 1.00 (still good for 3rd best all time, behind Kareem- 1.021 and Ray Allen- 1.017). Comments don't allow links but if you search "Ray Allen and the Most Efficient Scorers Per Shot Taken in NBA History", you'll see an article by Bleacher Report, which ranks the top 21 players by TS%. It's from 2010 though, so maybe a few players have gotten onto the list, like Steph Curry. Edit- I just checked and his is 1.16! Ridiculous, lol
@@bryant475 of course that doesn't factor into the fact that misses, especially long ones do lead to more fast breaks so it's still better to get more makes, but if you're shooting at least 33% from 3 it's not a bad thing.
@@mikesannitti6042 True, btw idk why my comment had a line through part of it lol. But yeah a 33% 3P is solid! Check that article when you can! Also, another thing I thought about was that 2 pt shots are more likely to be blocked, compared to 3 pt shots, so it might offset the value of the 3 a bit more. It makes someone like Anthony Davis, who can shoot 3's but also has good post game and mid range game, pretty deadly. In my opinion though, he shouldn't fall in love so much with the 3, because they lose out on his offensive rebounding down low. Another factor is that taking more 2's (esp drives/layups/dunks), leads to more AND1s and FT opportunities... so yeah, lots to consider lol.
Every pack of cards I opened as a kid had a daw-gon Rex Chapman card in it 🤣🤣🤣🤣😤-(Kanye Face)
You got me ready to bust out my card collection and reminisce.
I just love how the stadium announcer shouts "REX CHAPMAN" all the time with the same voice after he scores
Same thought. G.S. g.s.
This guy deserves like 5 mil subs
Thanks Shannon! Lol
🔥🔥🔥 Content gold every time! 🔥🔥🔥
If I’m Rex I’m just owning up to trash talking Jordan and getting away with it short-term… that’s a badge of honor imo
No it is not 🤦♂️- badge of honour would be getting the better of him multiple times, not a once off. Isaiah Thomas has a badge of honour when it comes to Michael
@@deezelkane Nah, IT and the bad boys did as a team and had to use the Jordan Rules, because MJ was still putting up numbers. Of course one man team doesn't translate to team wins.
@@Tanfo77 but IT has more to brag about than Rex.. that’s what I’m getting at.
Rex if he wanted to would give MJ 50 points with 14 3s made don’t even get me started with what he would of did in this era on a bad team
@@allen62 if he wanted ?? Rex literally did what he wanted, and still didn’t put up great numbers lol. Did you even watch the video