Iman Shumpert Tried To Break Into The Trail Blazers Locker Room

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Shumpert just wanted to talk.

Last night, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 115-107. Despite the win, Kings guard Iman Shumpert took issue with Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic and went to confront him at the Blazers locker room after the game. Shumpert's attempts to get into the room were thwarted by security guards.

Shumpert was upset after Nurkic had set what he felt was a hard screen during the second half of the game.

"Some stuff needed to be between me and him, a conversation between two men," Shumpert said according to ESPN. "Some stuff happened out there that we needed to have a conversation about. That's it."

Nurkic completely dismissed Shumpert in his comments after the match.

"I'm not going to worry about it," Nurkic said. "He's going into retirement soon. I'm not going to worry about a guy who's going into retirement soon."

Shumpert apologized for what he did after the game, via Twitter, saying: "I apologize to the fans if I made a scene. Wasn't my intention but this 2019 stuff is all about a "story". Don't let that distract you from this young Scores ball club getting a great victory against a tested Blazers team." 


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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