New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert shows us another side to his energetic character with this intimate video where he cuts off his signature high-top. The 6'5" Chicago native opens up and speaks on the pressures of real life and is honest about being overcome by all the outside distractions.
Iman Shumpert is punishing himself by cutting his hair which became a symbol for him. He feels the celebrity of being a NBA player caused him to separate himself as an individual. Cutting his hair is almost an act of repentance, acting as a reminder to himself that his only goal is to win a NBA championship ring. He speaks on this idea of "new beginnings" as he prepares to embark on a new journey to reinvent himself. This video shows Iman Shumpert in a different light almost foreshadowing the hunger he is going to attack this season with.
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"For the first time since I can remember playing basketball I let so much stuff in the outside world, things that are going on in my life effect me so much that I wasn't playing the game to win, I was playing to beat my problems"
Iman Shumpert is punishing himself by cutting his hair which became a symbol for him. He feels the celebrity of being a NBA player caused him to separate himself as an individual. Cutting his hair is almost an act of repentance, acting as a reminder to himself that his only goal is to win a NBA championship ring. He speaks on this idea of "new beginnings" as he prepares to embark on a new journey to reinvent himself. This video shows Iman Shumpert in a different light almost foreshadowing the hunger he is going to attack this season with.
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