About this episode
Shams Charania discusses his career as an NBA insider and various topics related to the league.
Episode 605 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with ESPN NBA Insider, Shams Charania. Charania talks about getting his career started at such a young age, getting hired by Adrian Wojnerowski at 21 and how he feels about the day-to-day grind of being an insider and breaking the Anthony Davis-Luka Doncic trade Charania also weighs in on the recent narratives about how insiders do their job. In addition, Charania weighs in on Doc Rivers taking a shot at him, his reporting on the Bucks and what’s going on with Giannis. Charania also shares insight on the NBA’s plan to fix tanking, LeBron James’ future and the league’s gambling scandals. Following Charania, Sal Licata, from SNY TV and “The Sal Licata Show,” joins Jimmy for their weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. This week’s topics include Dianna Russini’s resignation from The Athletic,the putrid starts by the Mets and Yankees, Netflix’s upcoming Hulk Hogan documentary, Jimmy causing a problem for his dad and the “DTF St. Louis” season finale. Underdog: Download the Underdog app and use code: SPORTSILLUSTRATED Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Jimmy Traina
Guest: Shams Charania
Topics covered
- NBA
- insider reporting
- sports media
- trade analysis
- gambling scandals
- team performance
Keywords
- Shams Charania
- NBA insider
- Adrian Wojnerowski
- Doc Rivers
- LeBron James
- Anthony Davis
- trade
- gambling
- sports media
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ESPN, The Athletic, SNY TV, Netflix
Places: St. Louis, Bucks, Giannis, Mets, Yankees
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