NBA insider Shams Charania announces that he’s joining ESPN following Adrian Wojnarowski’s exit

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

Charania announced his move to the network weeks after his former mentor, 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.

As rivals, Charania and Wojnarowksi were the two leaders in NBA breaking news, and each amassed massive social media followings from fans looking to stay on top of the news. With Wojnarowki’s retirement from the industry, Charania joins ESPN as the leading voice in basketball breaking news.

ESPN’s MLB insider Jeff Passan was also reportedly a candidate to take over Wojnarowksi. He responded on social media to Charania’s announcement on Monday that “Baseball’s better anyway.”

This is a breaking news story that will be updated.