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Iman Shumpert has been crowned the winner for season 30 of Dancing with the Stars!
The NBA star, 31, was awarded the Mirrorball Trophy by host Tyra Banks in Monday night’s finale, after battling on the ballroom floor against fellow finalists Amanda Kloots, Cody Rigsby and JoJo Siwa. He has made history as the first basketball player to ever reach the finale or win the show.
For the finals, the celebrities and their pro partners each performed two routines, including a fusion dance and a freestyle, each of which earned a perfect score of 40.
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Iman Shumpert’s Cha Cha / Foxtrot Fusion – Dancing with the Stars
Iman Shumpert’s Freestyle – Dancing with the Stars
.@imanshumpert was left speechless after winning @DancingABC
(via @Gleb_Savchenko) pic.twitter.com/Y3QfOSggdf
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 23, 2021
BALLROOM CHAMPION 🤩 @imanshumpert becomes the first former NBA player to win #DWTS with his partner @DKaragach! pic.twitter.com/cYYQy9JRs3
— ESPN (@espn) November 23, 2021
“With ‘DWTS’ people fall in love with your story. They fall in love with you as a person, as an individual. I think #DWTS has done a tremendous job of promoting me as a father and husband, and that’s one of the most relatable things in the world.” https://t.co/YfzV2FYHJo
— Kristyn Burtt 💃🏼 (@KristynBurtt) November 22, 2021
Were you expecting anything less?! There are no limits when @imanshumpert and @DKaragach are in the #DWTS ballroom 💯🤯 #Finale pic.twitter.com/1B5DQ3tVhc
— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@DancingABC) November 23, 2021
