Iman Shumpert absolutely dominated on Monday’s episode of Dancing With the Stars.
Stop whatever you’re doing and spend the next two minutes watching Iman Shumpert’s perfect performance from last night’s episode of Dancing With The Stars. It was the ABC show’s Halloween-themed episode, with each of the remaining 10 pairs doing a dance influenced by a piece from horror or thriller genre.
Shumpert and his professional partner Daniella Karagach performed a contemporary routine inspired by the movie Us as the remixed version of Luniz’ 1995 hit I Got 5 On It played in the ballroom.
The result is absolutely mesmerizing.
At 6-foot-5, Shumpert towers over his 5-foot-7 partner. But the duo definitely used to their advantage for this routine. “I didn’t know what to expect from a basketball player, because you are twice my height,” Karagach said during the duo’s pre-routine highlight package. “We make it work.”
And work it did. The long lines and stunts within the routine were stunning to watch, and at one point, Karagach stood on Shumpert’s shoulders before falling into his arms. The visuals were fantastic.
The judges agreed, handing out four perfect 10s for a score of 40 for the evening. It was unanimously enjoyed as Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman ranted and raved over the performance, Derek Hough stood on the judges’ table and shouted at the top of his lungs, and Bruno Tonioli called it a “masterpiece performance.”
“I’m speechless,” Hough said after climbing down from the desk. “That was like something people will watch over and over and over and over again.”
Shumpert, who has played nine seasons in the NBA, said he was nervous to do the dance, but there’s no doubt he crushed it.
This kind of performance shouldn’t really come as a big surprise given that Shumpert is married to Teyana Taylor, a trained dancer and singer. When he was selected for the show, Taylor had the perfect reaction. “She laughed but it quickly turned into her competitive spirit to say I better win,” Shumpert told E! Online back in September.
Everyone from former Cleveland teammate LeBron James to Dwyane Wade jumped on Twitter to show support Shumpert:
JoJo Siwa and partner Jenna Johnson also scored a perfect 40 with an IT-themed dance. Reality star Kenya Moore of Real Housewives of Atlanta was sent home.
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