Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach won "Dancing With the Stars" Monday night. imageSPACE

Former NBA player Iman Shumpert wins 'Dancing With the Stars'

By Adam Stites | Last updated Nov 22, 2021 10:51 PM ET

Iman Shumpert became the first former NBA player to become a Dancing With the Stars champion when he was crowned the winner of season 30 on Monday night.

Shumpert, 31, began his career with the New York Knicks, but may be best remembered for his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Shumpert was part of the Cavaliers team that won the 2016 NBA Finals, the only championship victory for the city of Cleveland in a major sport in more than five decades. He later played for the Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets.

Earlier in Shumpert's run on Dancing With the Stars, he received an elusive perfect score for a contemporary dance to a remix of “I Got 5 On It” by Luniz that appeared in the movie Us. Shumpert's former teammate LeBron James shared a video of the performance.

Man my G @imanshumpert in his f’n !!!!!! LFG . Don’t even try to front, just respect the conglomerate! https://t.co/8SzL2th79q
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 26, 2021

Athletes who have won Dancing With the Stars include Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward and Donald Driver, among others. But none of the former NBA players who have appeared on the show -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Clyde Drexler, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Charles Oakley, Lamar Odom and Metta World Peace -- had ever finished top five before Shumpert.

Adam Stites

Adam Stites is a Southern California native who lives in a new state every three months. He’s perennially disappointed by both the Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona State Sun Devils. His dog is named Ramsey after the best cornerback in the NFL

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