Shams Charania isn’t filling the boots left behind by Adrian Wojnarowski, according to Doc Rivers. The Bucks’ coach wasn’t too keen on ESPN’s NBA insider’s latest reporting about his struggling Milwaukee squad, which is embroiled in controversy over the status of star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and how his coach has handled things. Charania reported that … Read more
Even presidential candidates wanted a Woj Bomb. Vice President Kamala Harris’ camp wanted former ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski to break the news that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had been selected as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election, Sports Illustrated revealed in a profile of the new St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball general manager. … Read more
Former ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March, six months before his shocking retirement from the network. The news was revealed in a Sports Illustrated profile of the 55-year-old published Thursday morning, in which he said his prognosis is good. Wojnarowski left ESPN to become the general manager for the … Read more
ESPN’s replacement for Adrian Wojnarowski could come from within. From within the network’s baseball department, that is. Jeff Passan, ESPN’s top MLB insider, has emerged as a candidate to switch over and become the network’s top NBA insider, according to The Athletic. He joined ESPN in 2019 after working for Yahoo Sports and makes around … Read more
Former ESPN columnist Bill Simmons piled onto the avalanche that has collapsed on the “Worldwide Leader” for firing Zach Lowe on Thursday. Simmons said on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” that the Worldwide Leader “lost its soul” when it fired his close friend Lowe, whom the Ringer founder employed at his ESPN vertical, Grantland, from 2011-15. … Read more
Bill Simmons poked fun at ESPN’s Adam Schefter for his emotional send-off for Adrian Wojnarowski this week. Schefter, on Wednesday’s “NBA Today,” waxed poetic about Wojnarowski’s decision to walk away from his job as ESPN’s NBA insider and $20 million to spend more time with his family. “He wanted his life back. He didn’t want to have … Read more
If there’s one person who understands the struggle that came with the job of Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s fellow ESPN insider Adam Schefter. Wojnarowski shockingly announced he was retiring from ESPN as the outlet’s lead NBA insider on Wednesday morning to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. As part of his … Read more
The knock on the door came at an obscenely early hour — for a college junior, anyway. It was probably the crack of noon. I stumbled out of the loft inside Room 472 at Devereux Hall, St. Bonaventure University, opened it. The pale hallway light was blinding. It had been a long night. Before me, … Read more
Adrian Wojnarowski is out. And now the focus turns to his replacement. ESPN is “likely” to talk to fellow NBA insiders Shams Charania and Chris Haynes about a potential role, sources told Front Office Sports, following Wojnarowski’s stunning decision Wednesday to retire from ESPN and the news industry to become the general manager for alma … Read more
Adrian Wojnarowski’s stunning ESPN departure marks the end of an era, and his colleagues at the Worldwide Leader are pouring their hearts out with tributes on social media. Stephen A. Smith, who hosts “First Take” and worked with Wojnarowski on “NBA Countdown,” said he’s “devastated,” while “Get Up” host Mike Greenberg declared no one could … Read more
Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a “Woj Bomb” on himself. ESPN’s lead NBA insider announced Wednesday on X he’s retiring from the outlet and news media to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. The news sent shockwaves up and down the sports media industry because until Wednesday morning there had been the … Read more
Shams Charania is firing back at his former mentor as the reporting over the Lakers’ search for a head coach intensifies. Charania, The Athletic’s NBA insider, said Tuesday morning that Dan Hurley “was not the No. 1 candidate” for the Lakers job despite ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski — Charania’s former mentor — reporting otherwise through the … Read more
One of the longest-running feuds in sports media appears to have been settled. Rico Bosco, a late-thirties Barstool Sports personality whose real name is Terrence Mayrose, has held a grudge against star ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski for more than a decade over a direct message sent by Wojnarowski about now-UConn head coach Danny Hurley. … Read more
Jontay Porter was the anti-Pete Rose. While Rose maintained he never bet on the Reds to lose, the NBA said Porter, who just received a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gambling policies, bet on the Raptors to lose. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski called that the “most damning” part of Porter’s transgressions. “Most damning for Porter … Read more
This year, as a cornerstone of the Pacers’ present and future, Tyrese Haliburton wasn’t moved at the trade deadline. That likely won’t happen again for the foreseeable future. But when he was dealt two years ago, going from the Kings to the Pacers in a pre-deadline blockbuster, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski made a strange … Read more
Dylan Harper’s father and brother went after Adrian Wojnarowski after the ESPN NBA reporter tweeted the news that the basketball phenom would be attending Rutgers minutes before the planned announcement. Harper, the No. 2-ranked player in ESPN’s class of 2024, announced the news at the headquarters of Fanatics — with whom he has already inked … Read more