Iman Shumpert puts sports world on notice with historic ‘Dancing with the Stars’ run

That’s 2016 NBA champion and “Dancing with the Stars” winner Iman Shumpert to you.

The former Cleveland Cavaliers guard and New York Knicks 2011 first-round draft pick made history when he and partner Daniella Karagach emerged victorious in the 30th season of the show.

While Shumpert is far from the first former professional athlete to be named Mirror Ball champion, he is the first ex-NBA player to boast the distinction.

.@imanshumpert and @DKaragach stopped by to give the NBA Today crew some dance tutorials 😂💃🕺

Catch them on @DancingABC finale at 8 PM ET on ABC 📺 pic.twitter.com/BgjPnlsASW

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 22, 2021

To be fair, he’s also the only one who is married to singer-songwriter, dancer and choreographer Teyana Taylor. While we can’t say for certain that Taylor played a role in the 31-year-old’s preparation for the competition, having her in his corner certainly didn’t hurt.

Whether Shumpert’s success will prompt more NBA brethren to participate remains to be seen, but he knows who would be primed for success.

“Kyrie Irving and Carmelo Anthony, they’ve got good footwork. Guys with good footwork,” he explained in an interview with Page Six.

Now that Shump has officially joined the likes of Emmitt Smith, Laurie Hernandez and Hines Ward as a Mirror Ball champion, we’re looking back on his electrifying dance journey that both put the world on notice and made us acutely aware of our lack of coordination:

On to the finals …

Team DanIman, as Iman and Daniella were referred to on the show, wowed the judges during the semifinals with their jazz routine to “Dark Fantasy” by Kanye West (which features vocals by Teyana Taylor). If you watch the above video you’ll…