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Former NBA guard Rex Chapman has been arrested
for allegedly shoplifting $14,000 worth of merchandise from an Apple store in
Scottsdale and then selling the items at a pawn shop, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014.
(AP Photo/Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Dept. via The Arizona Republic)
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Former NBA guard Rex Chapman has
been arrested for allegedly shoplifting US$14,000 worth of merchandise from an
Apple store in Scottsdale and then selling the items at a pawn shop, AP/ABC report.
Chapman, 46, was arrested on Friday
at approximately 1:45 p.m. after police stopped his vehicle in northeast
Scottsdale.
The Apple store where the alleged
thefts occurred is in the Scottsdale Quarter retail center at Scottsdale Road
and Greenway Parkway.
Police began investigating the case
in August when employees reported a series of shoplifting incidents involving
the same suspect over a period of a few months.
The suspect was identified by
multiple employees as Rex Chapman because of his previous celebrity status as
an NBA basketball player.
Police said Chapman allegedly picked
up items in the store and made it appear that he was paying for them with an
iPhone app through the store's self-checkout system.
He would then leave the store
without actually paying for the items. He allegedly took merchandise to a local
pawn shop and sold it for cash.
Chapman is reportedly facing nine
felony counts of Organized Retail Theft and Trafficking in Stolen Goods.
Chapman, drafted in 1988, spent 12 years in the NBA as a player and several
years after in both media and front-office roles, including a stint as vice
president of player development for the Denver Nuggets.
Chapman reportedly made US$22
million during his NBA career.
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Rex Chapman,
shown here with actress Tara Reid, was arrested Friday. (Getty)
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Chapman, a former Kentucky star, was a
first-round draft pick of Charlotte in 1988. He also played for Washington,
Miami and Phoenix in a 12-year NBA career that ended in 2000.
After retiring from active play
Chapman remained with the Suns, first as a scout and later as Director of
Basketball Operations. For the 2004 and 2005 NBA Playoffs, he served as a color
commentator on TNT. In 2005, he moved from Phoenix to accept a personnel scout
position with the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2006, he accepted the position of
vice president of player personnel with the Denver Nuggets.
In 2005, Chapman claimed in an
interview that interracial dating during his college and pro days was looked
down upon and discouraged. He also argued that players like Allan Houston and Derek
Anderson were overlooked by Kentucky sportswriters while they were in high
school because they were not white.
In 2013, Chapman served as an
analyst for the NCAA Tournament for both CBS and Turner during the First Four
and second round. He broadcast alongside Seth Davis, Steve Smith, and Matt
Winer.
For the 2013-2014 season, it was announced that
Chapman would serve as the network TV color analyst for the Grand Canyon
University men's basketball team. The 'Lopes began their first year in
transition from Division II to Division I, and Chapman served as the analyst
alongside play-by-play voice Matt Rosen for Cox7 Arizona. All of the 'Lopes
home games played at Grand Canyon University Arena were broadcast on Cox7
Arizona. 
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