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Former UK star Rex Chapman using Twitter following to support coronavirus relief

Courier Journal sports reporters Dominique Yates, Lucas Aulbach and Cameron Teague Robinson sit down for a roundtable discussion to talk about what life has been like without sports due to the coronavirus. Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former Kentucky basketball star Rex Chapman has built a massive Twitter following by posting humorous videos that are often retweeted by thousands of followers.

Now Chapman is working to mobilize his 576,000 followers to help raise money for coronavirus relief efforts. His Rex Chapman Foundation, which normally is focused on fighting the opioid drug epidemic, has partnered with the Bluegrass Community Foundation to create the Rex Chapman Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund to raise money to go to any nonprofit organizations that are "providing support and aid to those impacted by COVID-19 nationally.