“Lakers Agree to Sign Shams [Charania]”: Shaquille O’Neal’s Son and NBA World Stunned by Woj’s Biggest Competitor and Resort to Hilarious Jokes

Two of the biggest names that occupy the NBA News Field are ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Both reporters are known for providing detailed scoops at the earliest. While there is an unspoken rivalry between the two regarding NBA updates, Shams showcased his talents on the basketball court recently. The stunning clip left many fans in disbelief, including NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal‘s son, Shareef O’Neal.

Believe it or not, Charania is actually a protégé of Wojnarowski. During his time with Yahoo Sports, Charania was tasked to write news for ‘The Vertical’, Yahoo’s basketball site. The duo shared a co-worker-type relationship. In 2017, the boss left for ESPN, while the protégé followed his destiny a year later. Since then, the duo has engaged in a friendly rivalry.

NBA World, including the son of Shaquille O’Neal, reacts to Shams Charania’s skills

The conclusion of the latest season saw Charania breaking the news about the many NBA Trade Deals taking place, including the one about Kyrie Irving. At the age of 29, Charania has succeeded in creating a name for himself. A name that is well-known equally amongst NBA enthusiasts and other journalists.

A clip posted by Shams Charania saw him engaging in a bit of basketball himself. One shot and the ball made it through the hoop. Sharing it along with a clip of 2023 No.1 Draft pick Victor Wembanyama, the post was captioned, “Summer League/Offseason work”.

The reel was reshared by Bleacher Report, and it caught the attention of various people. Shareef O Neal, the eldest son of Shaq, took to Instagram to share the reel with his 2.8 million followers. Other than that, various NBA Fans have taken to the comments section to leave their thoughts. From comments like “Actually looks pretty good” to “Alright sham maybe you can talk ball”, many people were in praise of the fact that the journalist can handle himself on a basketball court.

Many fans took it upon themselves to consider the 29-year-old as a prospect in an NBA Draft. They responded with comments like “Bro reporting on everyone getting traded to get on a roster him self” and “Bro tryna get a 10 day contract”.

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Some fans even proposed the idea of Shams taking his talent to LA to team up with LeBron James. One user followed Charania’s style by writing “Breaking: The Lakers agree to sign Shams for multiple deal as per Shams”. However, most comments pitted Shams against his former mentor, Adrian Wojnarowski.

A user opened up the rivalry part by commenting, “Woj got 24 hours to respond with a dunk.” Another user wrote, “But is it better then woj tho?” Following suit, many other Instagram users wrote comments like “@wojespn u got 24 hours buddy”, “Nah him and woj one on one” etc.

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The NBA World is waiting for a match. They’re waiting for two of the best sports journalists to take it to the court. What are your thoughts on who will reign supreme in a hypothetical matchup? Let us know in the comments.