Iman Shumpert rocks a flat top on the court.
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Keeping ourselves apprised of all the intersecting happenings in the worlds of music and fashion doesn't leave us with much bandwidth for sports. For the New York Knicks' youngest player Iman Shumpert, though, we're willing to make exceptions. So willing, in fact, that we're carving out this explicit time to illustrate why (if you didn't already) you need to know about this guy. During the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Shumpert suffered a knee injury — a torn ACL and meniscus, to be precise — which kept him off the court for the entire summer and for much of this season until a little over a week ago. But injury didn't keep Shumpert down, he used his time away from the hardwood to rehab his knee, release one of history's most palatable NBA player-turned-rapper crossover mixtapes (go ahead and check out the rest of the rapping baller annals for proof), and cultivate a clear style identity — one that extends much further than the flat top haircut that's been garnering him so much attention lately.
The cool part, though, is that this year's Olympics were not only filled with tons of hard-earned U.S. victories, but also some of THE most unforgettable style moments! From the sparkly leotards to killer 
