Iman Shumpert earned a spot in the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finale with another stunning performance

Shumpert becomes the first NBA player to make the finals in the popular reality series.

Iman Shumpert and professional partner Daniella Karagach earned a spot in the Dancing With the Stars finale, making the former New York Knick/Cleveland Cavalier the first NBA player to make the finals of the popular reality competition show.

Shumpert and Karagach performed two dances in the semi-finals — a tango and a jazz routine — and earned 75 out of 80 possible points combined. The pair is one of four teams into next week’s final, and Shumpert is looking to become the first athlete to win the Mirror Ball trophy since figure skater Adam Rippon beat out NFL corner Josh Norman in Season 26 in the spring of 2018.

NFL players Rashad Jennings, Donald Driver, Hines Ward and Emmitt Smith have all taken the top spot, as have Olympians Laurie Hernandez, Meryl Davis, Shawn Johnson, Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Anton Ohno.

Karagach and Shumpert made headlines at the end of October with their perfect score during the show’s Halloween episode. Although neither routine scored straight 10s, both were mesmerizing and showed off Shumpert’s skill.

Also in the finals are Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby and partner Cheryl Burke, entertainer JoJo Siwa and partner Jenna Johnson and TV personality Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten. Tokyo gold medalist Suni Lee and her partner Sasha Farber were eliminated, as were Melora Harden (The Office) and Artem Chigvintsev.

The finale episode will air on November 22 on ABC at 8pm ET.

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