NBA insider Shams Charania announces that he’s joining ESPN

NBA insider Shams Charania announced on Monday that he’s joining ESPN.

Charania announced his move to the network weeks after his rival and longtime NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski stepped down from his role at ESPN to become the general manager for the basketball program at his alma mater St. Bonaventure.

Charania is leaving The Athletic to join ESPN. Wojnarowski and Charania both previously worked as colleagues at Yahoo Sports.

This is a breaking news story that will be updated.