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Shams Charania Tried To Be a “Great Teammate” in Not Posting NBA Draft Picks Early
"I caught myself [about to post those tweets] at least five to 10 times. But that’s just human nature."
NBA Draft Round 1 Averages 3.77 Million Viewers Across ESPN, ABC
Although the overall viewership number was down, consumption of the first half-hour of the proceedings averaged 5.05 million viewers, marking a 4% proliferation from the previous year.
Kendrick Perkins, Bill Simmons Spar Over Toronto Raptors Take
"Perkins teased a longer rebuttal during a Sunday appearance on Road Trippin’, indicating that he's not yet done addressing Simmons."
Sean Pendergast: Shams Charania Approach to Reporting During NBA Draft Made for ‘More Pleasant Watching Experience’
"If you’re a basketball fan, it’s going to find its way onto your timeline somehow. Shams did not do that last night."
Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts
"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"
‘The Rights to Ricky Sanchez’ Lottery Party Returns To Sold Out Crowd
"Since 2016, the wildly popular 76ers podcast has held a lottery party every year the franchise was eligible to earn the first overall draft pick in the NBA Draft."
NBA Draft Night Two Averages 895,000 Viewers; Peaks When Bronny James is Chosen
The second-round coverage peaked at 1.23 million viewers from 6 p.m. ET to 6:15 p.m. ET when the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James.
Fred Toucher: Stephen A. Smith and ESPN Don’t Want to Upset LeBron and Bronny James’ Agents
"Even Stephen A. Smith, who had been very, very critical of Bronny James after the Draft, changed his tune."
Day 1 of NBA Draft Averages 4.41 Million Viewers on ABC and ESPN
The 2024 NBA Draft is being broadcast over two days for the first time in the history of the event.
Vic Lombardi: Adrian Wojnarowski Posts NBA Draft Selections Early Because Shams Charania Does
"Their little battle; their little war that they’ve been waging for years, they can’t calm down."