FILE–Sports journalist Shams Charania. –Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Paolo Banchero/AFP

ESPN hired Shams Charania as its next senior NBA insider on Monday, tapping the 30-year-old to succeed his mentor Adrian Wojnarowski, who announced his retirement from journalism last month.

“I am honored to join ESPN … I can’t wait to be part of an incredible group of colleagues at ESPN and serve the sports audience worldwide,” Charania said in a social media post.

Article continues after this advertisement

According to the New York Post, which broke the news, Charania becomes the “youngest lead news-breaker in ESPN history.”

FEATURED STORIES SPORTS PBA Finals: TNT carries extra weapons into duel vs Ginebra SPORTS 2024 PBA Finals schedule: Barangay Ginebra vs TNT Tropang Giga SPORTS Tim Cone, Ginebra locked in on getting back at TNT for PBA title

READ: Wojnarowski leaving ESPN to become GM of his alma mater’s team

Charania joined Yahoo Sports early in his career, where he worked with Wojnarowski, a longtime sports columnist who by then had become the top news-breaker in the NBA. After Wojnarowski joined ESPN in 2017, he and Charania often went head-to-head for scoops.

Article continues after this advertisement

Charania left Yahoo to work for The Athletic and Stadium, the former as a writer and the latter for broadcast appearances. He also created content for the sports gambling company FanDuel.

Article continues after this advertisement

Pat McAfee, whose daily sports talk show appears on ESPN, had stumped for Charania as the obvious successor to Wojnarowski at the network.

Article continues after this advertisement

Front Office Sports reported that ESPN considered moving Jeff Passan from Major League Baseball insider to the NBA and even thought about tasking Adam Schefter with being its lead insider in the NFL and NBA simultaneously.

Wojnarowski, 55, surprised the basketball world in September when he retired from ESPN and accepted a job as the general manager of men’s basketball at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.  –Field Level Media

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

SIGN ME UP

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.mustwin

READ NEXT NBA: Magic agree to contract extension with Wendell Carter Jr. Ex-NBA vet Scot Pollard makes contact with heart donor’s... EDITORS' PICK Maymay Entrata featured in Grammy’s ‘It Goes To 11’ series Palace suspends gov’t work, classes in all levels in Luzon on Oct 25 Canada to cut immigration numbers Inquirer calls for support for the victims of Tropical Storm Kristine LIST: Class suspensions on Friday, October 25 due to Kristine ‘Bar Boys’ musical is extending its run. Here’s why you *must* see it MOST READ West PH Sea: Indonesia drives out China coast guard ship from disputed waters LIVE UPDATES: Severe Tropical Storm Kristine LPA outside PAR may become tropical depression Friday – Pagasa Storm Kristine update: Signal No. 2 in Metro Manila, 23 Luzon areas View comments

• to
• mustwin
• Shams
• Charania
• replace