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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 …
Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday announced the stunning news that he is retiring from sports reporting. ESPN may now choose to replace him, and there are a few candidates they will likely pursue. According to Front Office Sports’ Michael …
Adrian Wojnarowski stunned the sports world on Wednesday when he announced he is retiring from the news industry, and many people expect his longtime rival to be thrilled by the development. Wojnarowski and Shams Charania have long been viewed as the …
Shams Charania has decided to shake up the snow globe a bit. Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post reported on Monday that the NBA reporter Charania has decided to leave Stadium after spending the last six years with the outlet. Glasspiegel notes …
Every sport has a handful of national reporters that have managed to become just as famous as some of the top players, largely as a result of their frequent and relentless reporting and scoops. Shams Charania of The Athletic is one of them, and he …
Shams Charania hit the entire Canadian subcontinent with a generational rug pull on Tuesday. The NBA insider Charania of The Athletic was among the first to break the news that Damian Lillard had been traded in a multi-team blockbuster. In his haste …
NBA reporter Shams Charania is facing criticism over his NBA Draft reporting and his ties to sports betting. Charania did plenty of reporting in the lead-up to Thursday’s draft, as one would expect from The Athletic’s lead NBA reporter. …
The agent for Dillon Brooks on Wednesday blasted Shams Charania over the damaging report the reporter shared this week regarding the Memphis Grizzlies guard. On Tuesday, Charania reported that the Grizzlies had informed Brooks they would not be …
