Adrian Wojnarowski has been reporting insider NBA news for ESPN since 2017, but he’s best known for his news-breaking tweets about trades, free agency signings, and other deals. Now Wojnarowski says he’s retiring from the NBA beat.
For basketball fans, “woj bombs” became a reason to have your phone on and Twitter notifications set, both to get instant updates about player movement and to avoid getting sucked in by fake accounts and rumors. In a 2015 GQ interview, Wojnarowski said his Twitter stardom got started with the 2009 NBA draft:
When did you first realize that Twitter could be such a powerful weapon in the breaking news?
I guess it was the 2009 Draft. It was the day before the draft and I was with Johnny Ludden, my editor at Yahoo and his wife (girlfriend at the time) Jennifer Banda. I kept saying to Johnny, I’m getting all this information on draft night. No one’s seeing it. By the time you put it up, it’s gone. How do I get this stuff out there? I’m getting this information on picks. What do we do with it? And Jennifer goes, well, get on Twitter.
Others also report sports dealmaking info — his former protege-turned-rival Shams Charania is reportedly a “looming” media free agent — but Woj has been at the top of the heap for a long time.
Wojnarowski announced his retirement from ESPN and the news industry in a tweet on Wednesday, and ESPN reports he will become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.
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— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 18, 2024
source https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248090/adrian-wojnarowski-retirement-nba-twitter