On Monday night, former NBA star and five-time champion Derek Fisher began his chase for the Mirror Ball trophy on the popular hit TV show 'Dancing with the Stars.'
Paired with professional dancer Sharna Burgess, the duo performed an upbeat salsa routine to the song 'Basketball' wherein he donned the purple and gold -- colors of the Lakers team he played on for 13 seasons -- and dribbled a basketball around as part of the opening act.
The routine had the crowd on their feet and clapping by the end of it, but they placed eighth out of 13 competitors in the first week with a score of 18 out of 30 points.