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Iman Shumpert: . @KingJames shordy ru f*ing kidding me right now? U gone beat Father Time? #playoffs
The NBA world is in the dark about LeBron James' future ... but if the King were to return to Cleveland for a final season, his old teammate tells TMZ Sports it would be "the coolest story." We caught up with Cavs champ Iman Shumpert at LAX this week ... and asked if he wants to see the kid from Akron go home (again) before retiring.
Even though Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor are divorced, the former NBA star is still proud of his ex-wife's recent accomplishments, telling TMZ Sports he's happy to see her doing well. We caught up with Shumpert in New York City this week and asked about Taylor's recognition for her role in "One Battle After Another" -- including a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Shumpert -- who has had several acting gigs of his own -- didn't hesitate to praise her success. "She did well," Shumpert said. "She did well, for sure." He also said their co-parenting is going swimmingly ... and their two daughters, Iman "Junie" Tayla, and Rue Rose, are doing great.
Iman Shumpert: I think people forget JJ Redick is a coach, but he's a player. So sometimes JJ Reick's line is different than how it would look for if you did that to a Phil Jackson. Like JJ is like a shooter, plays within a system, understands the game from his point of view. You know what I'm saying? He's going to give you guys a little more leeway to say f*ck you to him just cuz he's so fresh from playing. I don't think he's so far removed like like a George Karl get into it with you. You worry about that. A JJ Redick, it's like JJ Redick is such a basketball player, bro. It's like f*ck you JJ. JJ probably be like f*ck you and walk off like but JJ's not going to remember that sh*t. He's still going to drop the play and be a professional. So I don't read too much into that. (…) I don't think it's trouble in paradise.
With that, a former teammate of James’, Iman Shumpert, dropped his take on how he thinks the 41-year-old sees winning compared to making the most amount of money possible. “I think LeBron, if (he) can make it make sense of what you’re going to go do, LeBron will take a pay cut,” Shumpert said on the Run It Back show. “LeBron likes winning, he’s going to make the money.”
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Iman Shumpert: All in or all out; we will not have an American MVP for the next five years. Nate Robinson: Oh, that’s… I'm all in on that. I'm gonna tell you right now. Why? Because you got all the Canadians balling, you got the Greek Freak, you got Joker. I don't think there's going to be an American MVP in a while. Shumpert: So no Cade Cunningham, no Anthony Edwards. Robinson: They’ll have to deal with Wemby. I want Edwards to win, but if they play like the World versus USA, I feel like they have the upper hand right now.
Iman Shumpert: If the NBA could expand to one more city, is Seattle a better pick than Vegas? Nate Robinson: All in for sure. Yes. We have better fans. Vegas are all tourists. That's it. That's all it is. Seattle will be sold out every single night. No, hear me out. Shumpert: Again, if you live in Vegas, born and raised. I don't know why that man is talking like that. Robinson: Listen, because I'm from Seattle for one, and I'm a little biased. I know that if they open up the floodgates and say we have a team, we'll be sold out for years to come. We got fans that will put up the money.
Cops responded to a call for a verbal dispute at Iman Shumpert's home last week ... in which a woman claimed the ex-NBA star hit her -- but a separate witness told officers that never happened. TMZ Sports has obtained a report regarding the Nov. 26 incident ... with cops stating they were dispatched to Iman's Atlanta residence around 4:37 AM.
Baron Davis is turning to one of his former NBA teammates to help him win a Mirrorball Trophy this year -- telling TMZ Sports he's getting dancing advice from none other than Iman Shumpert! Just hours after it was revealed the former Golden State Warriors point guard would be on the newest season of "Dancing With The Stars" ... he told us he's already picking Shumpert's brain on how to two-step through the competition.
Marc J. Spears: The Lakers always have a star. I've never seen any team sports do this other than Real Madrid. Like you got Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, Magic and Kareem’s Showtime Lakers and Shaq and Kobe and then LeBron comes and then you got the guy after LeBron? I mean that's incredible. Iman Shumpert: I mean it's nice city to sell at the same time. Malika Andrews: What do all of those players have in common? All of them brought championships to Los Angeles.
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The bright lights of the NBA playoffs can transform players and media into highly coveted talents. Just ask Iman Shumpert. After Shumpert’s strong work for ESPN during NBA Finals and Western Conference finals coverage, the 35-year-old has become a sought-after free agent, sources tell Front Office Sports. During ESPN’s NBA playoffs coverage, Shumpert paired with Vanessa Richardson for the Hoop Streams digital show across the ESPN app and social media platforms.
Trae Young: That’s why I let them live… what I did to him on the court when we played you’d think he’d have more respect when my name gets brought up! I could keep going… 🤣no hate this way tho // Bad breakdown of basketball. The people that talk about Trae wouldn’t survive if they were his size.
Shumpert said it "sucks" to play with LeBron because of the immense pressure that comes with being on his team and constantly staying in a win-now mode. "To give it context, yes, it does suck," Shumpert stated. "There's a ridiculous amount of pressure that comes with it because you have to be in a win-now mindset every time you play on his team. He is always expected to be at the top."