Overview
- Shumpert shared the news in an Instagram post, writing, “Down goes the King…a sweet goodbye to the greatest man I’ll ever know,” and citing Oct. 27 as the date of death.
- Coverage notes a discrepancy over Odis Shumpert’s age, with the obituary reported as 74 by Complex while ClutchPoints lists 71.
- The official obituary describes him as a longtime insurance broker, a husband to L’Tanya Shumpert for 44 years, and the father of Otis III, Ahrii, Iman, and Kasani.
- He is remembered as a grandfather to Micah, Junie, Pia, and Ruerose, with interment designated as private.
- Days before the news, Shumpert shared a podcast clip featuring his father and brother Ahrii in which his father joked about avoiding a one-on-one basketball matchup.