For years, former Brooklyn Nets guard Iman Shumpert publicly lamented the fact that he never was put in a position to showcase his full repertoire on the basketball court. Thankfully, he’s had a completely opposite experience off of it, as he’s dabbled in music, fashion, and other interests. But on Monday night, the 2016 NBA champ experienced one of his biggest wins yet when he became the first former NBA player to win the latest iteration of the popular competition series Dancing with the Stars.
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Doing so wasn’t an easy feat, because after 10 weeks of fierce competition that included a brilliant jazz routine set to Kanye West’s “Dark Fantasy” and a jaw-dropping tribute to Jordan Peele’s Us, the 11-year NBA veteran faced off against an experienced assemblage of celebrity dancers in the finale that included Peleton instructor (and former professional dancer) Cody Rigsby, award-winning fitness entrepreneur (and dancer) Amanda Kloots, and global superstar JoJo Siwa.
Host Tyra Banks could barely contain her excitement when she announced the winners—and I’m sure Shumpert’s wife, multi-hyphenate Teyana Taylor, felt the exact same way after her husband and his partner, Daniella Karagach, were declared the new champions of Dancing with the Stars.
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