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How Iman Shumpert ‘Scores’ energy – and some lighthearted jabs – from his teammates

Iman Shumpert is having fun again. It wasn’t always that way for the Kings swingman.

He played in just 14 games last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and once he was traded to Sacramento in February, he never suited up. He couldn’t even practice with his new teammates.

“I probably sat out completely for about eight months where I couldn’t do anything,” Shumpert said Tuesday at Golden 1 Center. “I was damn near on bed rest.”

Every time he thought he was good to return, he’d face another setback.

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