THE FLATS – Iman Shumpert reaches the finals of “Dancing with the Stars,” which will be aired Monday night… Anthony Morrow involved in hometown effort to curb violence … more in this week’s #ProJackets Report.
(Dancing with the Stars photos courtesy of Dancing with the Stars/ABC)
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SHUMPERT BECOMES FIRST NBA PLAYER TO REACH “DTWS” FINALS
When it was announced that Iman Shumpert would be joining the cast of Dancing With The Stars for the show’s 30th season, it effectively ruled out playing NBA basketball for at least the first half of the season. After bouncing around following his time in New York and Cleveland, Shumpert was a free agent heading into the 2021-22 NBA season, and decided to pursue something other than basketball instead.
After a slow start, Shumpert and his DWTS partner, professional dancer Daniella Karagach, hit their stride, receiving a rare perfect score just six weeks into the competition. Shumpert’s former teammate and Lakers’ great LeBron James showed his support for the hooper-turned-dancer and it became increasingly clear that the 2011 first-round pick might have a real shot at winning it all.
Fast forward to now, and both Shumpert and Karagach are one step away from doing just that. After turning in a rousing routine set to Kanye West‘s “Dark Fantasy” during last night’s DWTS episode, it was announced that the pair would advance to the show’s final round.
In doing so, Shumpert became the first ex-NBA player to make it to the DWTS Finals.
TMZ Sports: Shirtless Iman Shumpert hits LeBron celebration in epic ‘DTWS’ routine
Deadspin: Take a look at Iman Shumpert ripping up the dance floor on Dancing with the Stars
Page Six: JoJo Siwa, Iman Shumpert and more react to being finals-bound
- DATE: Finals – Monday, November 22
- VOTING: Opens with the first airing of the show at 8pm ET and ends after the last dancer dances around 9:45pm PT. Text – IMAN to 21523 or Web – Go to ABC.com and vote for Iman
- SHOW TIME: 8pm PT/ ET/ 7pm CT. The show runs for 2 hours in each market.
- LOCATION: ABC and streaming on Hulu!
https://youtu.be/KCHcv0W1aWg
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ANTHONY MORROW INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORT
Sunday, through basketball, people in Charlotte had a conversation about violence prevention. Even a former NBA player was there.
“The more of us that connect to each other, the more impact we have with the kids so that’s what it’s about,” said former NBA star and Charlotte native Anthony Morrow.
Morrow and Heal Charlotte teamed up to host the “Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament” in Charlotte.
“If you all get to talking, you get to understand each other and it won’t lead to violence or fighting or whatever it is,” Morrow said.
Sunday’s event featured 3-on-3 tournaments with $1,000 given to first place winners, who then chose a nonprofit to give it to.
But it wasn’t just the action on the court that had an impact. There were testimonials and motivational speeches about violence prevention.
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