While NBA fans (understandably) spent Thursday glued to their phones for any tiny morsel of trade deadline news, there was another somewhat overlooked battle that seemed to generate just as much intensity. Forget whether any specific team boosted (or worsened) their chances at a title. Basketball fans were riveted by a back-and-forth scoop-off as news continued to break.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania, a former colleague of ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski in the scoop-trading business, entered the day as a massive underdog. Up until now, Wojnarowski was the undisputed king. He’s a man with over 5 million Twitter followers because he seemingly has a connection to anyone in the NBA with a pulse.
For the first time ever, it appears Charania might have the upper hand (at least today).
