{"id":797,"date":"2026-02-26T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/02\/iman-shumpert-kayla-nicole-split-teyana-taylor-response\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:31:04","slug":"iman-shumpert-kayla-nicole-split-teyana-taylor-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/02\/iman-shumpert-kayla-nicole-split-teyana-taylor-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Iman Shumpert Reacts To \u2018Good Friend\u2019 Kayla Nicole\u2019s Reveal That He Once Dumped Her For Teyana Taylor\u2014\u2019I Wasn\u2019t Offended\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iman Shumpert<\/a> has no hard feelings for Kayla Nicole after \u201cspeaking her truth\u201d about their split.<\/p>\n

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Back in October of 2024, Kayla Nicole spilled some old tea about her break from retired the NBA player.<\/p>\n

The reveal happened when Nicole joined Angel Reese on her podcast, Unapologetically Angel<\/em>. During their conversation, Kayla told a story about when a guy she was dealing with dumped her for a \u201csinger\/actress,\u201d who she then dressed up as them for Halloween and posted it on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Kayla also said that she had moved to New York to be with the mystery man and was heartbroken when she found out the truth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo I was dating a guy, and he dumped me through a text message<\/a>. And he dumped me for this singer\/actress who was famous at the time. He dumped me for her. Lied about it for months then popped out with her and it became this public thing,\u201d she said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While Kayla was trying to remain vague when telling the story, social media warriors were quick to find the old Instagram post, confirming her story was about Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor.<\/p>\n

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Soon after, the singer took to Instagram Stories with a clip of Left Eye saying, \u201cAnd everyone, get ready to do your math,\u201d alluding to the allegation that Shumpert was simultaneously dealing with both of them. According to TheShadeRoom<\/em>, Taylor began dating Shumpert in 2013, and they popped out on Instagram in 2014.<\/p>\n

In a now-deleted comment on TheShadeRoom\u2019<\/em>s post, Taylor reacted further<\/a>, putting Kayla and her story on blast because she felt the influencer was being shady.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe pulled the Black card when it came to Taylor Swift, but in the same circle, turned around and tried to bully the Black woman that was married to her situationship she claimed \u2018dumped her\u2019 for me,\u201d she wrote. \u201cDressing up like me for what? Crazy part about all this is<\/a>, I actually showed love under her pic when she posted it. Like I did the other 3736262626 people that dressed up as me for Halloween. Whole time I ain\u2019t even know she was being shady. Now I do. so in that case petty panties on. I had my lil fun I said what the f**k I said & now I\u2019m done and headed back to set.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In the time since this reveal, Iman Shumpert has stayed silent over the situation\u2014until now.<\/p>\n

In a new interview on Shannon Sharpe\u2019s Club Shay Shay <\/a><\/em>podcast, he revealed his real thoughts, giving Kayla a lot of grace over the situation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been kinda taking advantage of it, a little bit, \u2019cause everybody been walking on pins and needles\u2026I don\u2019t care that much,\u201d the former baller revealed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t know why she brought it up, honestly, but me and Kay are good friends,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s not like a thing where I\u2019m finna be mad at her because she did that. She low key was just speaking her truth. It was a funny story honestly\u2026I don\u2019t know why she did it. Some of that stuff, it\u2019s just like, that be for the girls\u2026I\u2019m not a female, so I don\u2019t know. I wasn\u2019t offended.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Shumpert went on to add that Nicole reached out to him after the incident, which was something he appreciated about the whole situation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe hit me up, and that\u2019s what I do appreciate about Kay. She hit me up and was like, \u2018I\u2019m so sorry. I wasn\u2019t thinking. I\u2019m trying to tell a funny story on the spot, I did not mean to do that.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Honestly, G, everything\u2019s all over the place, who cares,’\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When Sharpe pried further, confirming that Shumpert was \u201ccool\u201d with what Nicole revealed, the former NBA player insisted he only cares about one thing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLong as I can see my kids everyday I really don\u2019t care,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Now that the dust has settled, it seems like all parties have moved on!<\/p>\n

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