After 10 weeks of competition, “Dancing with the Stars” ended its 30th season by crowning Iman Shumpert as the show’s first ever basketball player to win the Mirror Ball Trophy. What did we think of that ending? And will there be more historic pairings on “DWTS” in the future? Gold Derby contributors Jeffrey Kare, Cordell Martin, and I agree that this was one of the strongest seasons in recent memory. We broke it all down after the finale. Watch our slugfest above.
“I just thought it was great just to see his journey in him becoming a dancer and really embracing it,” says Martin about Shumpert’s growth throughout the season. In fact, he might be one of Martin’s 10 favorite Mirror Ball champions of all time. Kare agrees he’s “the best winner we’ve had in a while.” And I feel the same way, even though Kare and...
“I just thought it was great just to see his journey in him becoming a dancer and really embracing it,” says Martin about Shumpert’s growth throughout the season. In fact, he might be one of Martin’s 10 favorite Mirror Ball champions of all time. Kare agrees he’s “the best winner we’ve had in a while.” And I feel the same way, even though Kare and...
- 11/24/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
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