To Jayhawk fans, Mario Chalmers is something of a folk hero.
Chalmers hit “The Shot,” a legendary three-pointer that sent the 2008 National Championship into overtime — a game the University of Kansas went on to win.
Post-KU, he went on to win NBA championships with the Miami Heat and most recently played for the Memphis Grizzlies.
But now, Chalmers is aiming to make a name for himself as a children’s book author.
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Earlier this month, Chalmers released “The ABCs of Basketball,” an ABC book geared for 3-to-8-year-olds.