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Charles Barkley publicly criticized ESPN insider Shams Charania for prematurely revealing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the NBA MVP winner, undermining Amazon Prime Video’s scheduled exclusive announcement. During an interview with Sports Illustrated’s …
A number of fans and even some media members were critical of ESPN’s Shams Charania for spoiling the outcome of the NBA MVP vote on Sunday, and now he is defending himself. In an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Charania …
Shams Charania just made himself some pretty high-profile enemies. The ESPN reporter irked fans and media members alike on Sunday when he broke the news that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had won his second consecutive NBA MVP …
ESPN NBA reporter Shams Charania spoiled the MVP result on Sunday morning, and people were not happy. The league had been set to reveal the MVP winner on the Amazon Prime pregame show Sunday night, but Charania opted to scoop everyone. He wrote on X …
Giannis Antetokounmpo apparently has not forgiven Shams Charania, even after the trade deadline. The Milwaukee Bucks star Antetokounmpo served as a coach for Friday’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. At one point …
From breaking NBA news to breaking ankles? Shams Charania will put his phone down and lace it up in the upcoming NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, as basketball fans are about to see whether the 31-year-old ESPN NBA insider has some skills to go …
Anthony Edwards is calling out Shams Charania this week, albeit in a very friendly way. This week, the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards hosted his first annual “Believe That Awards,” a tongue-in-cheek special in connection with …
One of the most viral stories of the first hour of NBA free agency had more to do with two of the top NBA reporters instead of the news they were actually reporting. ESPN’s Shams Charania and veteran NBA reporter Chris Haynes both reported …
Spoiler Shams appears to have lost his fastball this year. ESPN reporter Shams Charania surprised many fans during the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday. Charania had become infamous in past years for spoiling picks in the NBA Draft by posting about them …
Shams Charania is taking note of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s apparent issues with his reporting. The ESPN reporter Charania made a notable claim last month about the Milwaukee Bucks star Antetokounmpo. Charania reported that Antetokounmpo was …
The 2024-25 NBA season featured one of the busiest trade deadlines in league history, and Shams Charania believes that trend could continue this summer. Charania discussed the upcoming offseason during a Tuesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee …
Fans had the exact same reaction to the wild trade report from Shams Charania on Saturday night. Charania dropped a post on X Saturday out of nowhere reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers had acquired Luka Doncic in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks. …
Jimmy Butler’s agent Bernie Lee has called out ESPN’s Shams Charania for what the former claimed was a “fabricated” report about the Miami Heat star. Earlier this week, Charania reported that the Heat have been entertaining …
Adrian Wojnarowski may be getting the last laugh on his former protégé. Joun Ourand of Puck reports this week that Shams Charania, who was just hired by ESPN as their new lead NBA reporter, will be making significantly less at the network than his …
Adrian Wojnarowski had a classy message for Shams Charania after the latter was named Woj’s successor at ESPN. Last month, Wojnarowski abruptly announced his retirement from reporting NBA news to move on to a much less stressful job. It …
ESPN has its replacement for NBA insider Anthony Wojnarowski, and they seem to be moving toward the obvious choice. Shams Charania has agreed to join ESPN as the new NBA insider, he confirmed Monday. Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports had …
