The NBA’s Most Petty Reporter

Woj and Shams battled publicly over the Lakers head coaching search. It exposed how petty reporting on basketball can actually get.

[@JeremyGraczyk]

I'll never understand the fascination with fans caring who reports what first and who hates who and etc. It's honestly worse than gossiping teenage girls 😂

[@notDonaldFagen]

Seriously. Especially draft and FA stuff. Like, tweeting X team is drafting Y player a minute before it happens. Just let me watch the draft. I do not care if you know something a minute sooner.

[@MickyTzzz]

The offseason in getting pretty stale. They'll probably have to start the National Reporters Association. Bunch of reporters competing to be the slimiest, corrupt gossip queens. That league will have the worst fans as well as "reporters" like this cheese dick covering it.

[@photonfartsqueeze6694]

If it’s speculation it matters. You want people that are vetted informing the community about potential movements in the league, not some clown.

[@BrockMak]

Only college students and researchers give a damn due to "primary resources". That's the exact reason I quit college. The pursuit of these burnt me out.

[@toddstevens13]

15 second thought ability is all this generation can handle, then POOF off they go like the dog in UP...Squirrel

[@RR-in7do]

Mean Girls: Reporters

[@alexshirley6096]

The real housewives of ESPN and the WNBA

[@kingofmiami2749]

Would watch both

[@bigbangbasketball]

Lmaooo

[@Joefdgtr]

As a casual, I never knew Pat macafee would be such an instigator lol

[@nellybird6479]

Here's your daily fact. LeBron James is THE best NBA player of all time.

[@wubbied4575]

@@nellybird6479here’s your daily fact, Lebron is not even above Kobe legacy wise.

[@nellybird6479]

@@wubbied4575 You serious? Gotta be a Jordan fan to say sum like dat.😂

[@detectivemarkseven]

​@@nellybird6479Lebron is the goat. Hes built different. A perfect human who is never wrong.

[@studmilton]

@@nellybird6479 Must have never heard of Shake Milton

[@Yaefresh72]

Reporter beef is crazy 💀

[@Dangic23]

WOJ and Shams are both clowns. The moment the Bron and JJ podcast started it was known JJ would be the Coach.

[@kdawg6887]

JJ was a strong candidate for the head coach but ultimately nobody wanted the job that's the only reason JJ got it.

[@Dangic23]

@@kdawg6887 Bron didn’t want anyone else. He wants to floor coach, and JJ will allow it.

[@danielxcha]

​@@Dangic23😂😂😂

[@crypto40]

Les be honest. The only reason Dan didn’t take the deal was because A. He didn’t wanna be the scapegoat for a dysfunctional franchise and B. He wants to threepeat for uconn

[@manz7860]

Trying to steal a guy from his dream job. And the lakers make the most average offer 😂

[@amielorpilla2811]

The offer is too insulting lol

[@amielorpilla2811]

The offer is too insulting lol

[@286mic]

​@@manz7860being the 6th highest paid coach in the NBA outta college is not average bruh. Wtf y'all even on

[@kylenunez2820]

​@@286micI don't even think it's about the money at this point, failing to make the Lakers succeed with LeBron is almost like a death sentence to a coach's career, JJ could always come back to Espn or do Podcasting again, while Hurley might be stuck at Assistant Coaching for the rest of his career if he fails

[@davidchen2866]

To be fair, Woj wasn't wrong. The Lakers wanted Hurley the most but Hurley didn't want the job. So the Lakers went up with the back up

[@amazonfinds9157]

Thank you this video is pointless trying to re interprete what it really means

[@gocubs2224]

Umm no, this video disproves that theory completely.

[@RainbowPrincess01]

If they really wanted him, they would have given him a better offer

[@douglaswilburn9278]

😂 no they didn’t JJ had the job before the report of Hurley even being a candidate came out if they wanted Hurley they would have made a better offer

[@rainpatch4358]

Dan knew he wasn't wanted in the first place.

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Nobody want to go to the lakers that actually crazy 😂😂😂

[@Foreign84]

Because of LeBron James. No true coach is gonna have a player tell him what to do. This is why the Lakers are lack luster AF now

[@makoygaara]

​@@Foreign84 And he is not brave enough to be a player-coach unlike what Bill Russell has achieved.

[@kylecramer7268]

@@Foreign84facts. When you’re winning it’s all about Lebron, when you’re losing it’s all about his teammates and coaching staff.

[@fIagrantfouI]

They get chewed up and spit out when they go there.

[@andziledlamini4777]

@@kylecramer7268 oh look lebron haters creating a dumbahh narrative. yall are so sad breh

[@sm0use]

JJ giving Tony soprano threats to Shams is wild

[@Hellcat71782]

JJ was a decent nba player but he’s a complete woke cuck

[@devilfriend]

There's 0 chance Redick was their first option. But if it was, that would be hilarious.

[@Mike-xm1hl]

How did woj get wrong? Lakers wanted DAN HURLEY!!😂😂😂

[@naturalprinciples8520]

yeah I mean that's what doesn't make sense about this video hahah..I mean Dan got the first offer right? He was offered quite a decent deal at almost 12 million a year first time NBA..That's not like 2-4 million per year. This video doesn't really make a lot of sense because Hurley did get the first offer and just turned it down, then JJ came in..So...

[@brianlakeberg1768]

yeah this video is straight bizarre man haha. none of it makes any sense at all haha. he's losing it

[@naturalprinciples8520]

@@brianlakeberg1768 I was thinking while watching and reading the comments doesn't anyone realize they offered Dan a contract that was actually higher than JJ's and that he was the first offer, I was glad to at least see this comment. He just kind of subtly but strangely downplayed every point that goes against his video..

[@MrOrthodox13]

I forgot what was "the dark story" about Woj, but he was always one of those evil characters in journalism scene.

[@michaelscott3222]

Well he does happen to be a part of the exclusive group that you dare not mention, so there's that.

[@gon7155]

((()))

[@sonadorazul3074]

Now Gilbert, you're gonna get in trouble again..

[@singsongbum]

it's cause he's a jew

[@defnotatroll]

@@michaelscott3222 wait what? I'm ootl

[@gravydoors]

The way I see it, Hurley was the priority and JJ was plan B

[@pauljoseph3081]

I recall, WoJ also did this with Windy... Windy was right all along and has been consistent, yet WoJ insisted his sources was more accurate. I think WoJ felt threatened that his own colleague may get the spotlight in reporting.

[@exio6241]

and the one broke the news when its was official is Woj unfortuantely

[@bruskydu]

To be fair, Lakers did talked to Hurley but got turned down so it feels like it's a natural outcome to go back to JJ.

[@jakemurphy3352]

They did want Hurley though… he said no, but that was the lakers target and they gave him a pretty huge offer

[@eddiethom4911]

Surprised you didn't point out that Shams is connected to Rich Paul, who signed Shams to United Talent Agency and is head of their sports dept. In fact, we're seeing a disturbing trend of Rich Paul trying to buy out the sports journalism market to do his pro-LeBron bidding

[@KPyles89]

Isn’t that what everyone does 🤣 that’s why there’s so much Lebron hate as well

[@ZoraDelaney]

He did say in the video that Shams is represented by Klutch Sports (Rich Paul's agency)

[@TuNnL]

​@@ZoraDelaneyI usually praise Casey for reports like this, but Casey didn't investigate the idea that just maybe, Shams Charania was actually helping Klutch Sports to pressure the L.A. Lakers to hire J.J. Redick. This video is heavily influenced by both the "Heat Check" exposé on Adrian Wojranowski and Casey's follow-up (featuring ESPN's Brian Windhorst) to that report several months ago. Obviously, Woj looks bad because he got burned in the past, but it's important to look at the facts objectively. The Lakers are NOT going to let specific contract offer dollar amounts leak to the press, unless they cannot dispute it. An offer is an offer, and if an offer was made to Dan Hurley, regardless if they low-balled him, it technically still means J.J. had not been hired yet. 🕵🏻‍♂️

[@360DJR]

He did. 6:20

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

This lore runs so deep 😂

[@RR-in7do]

Honestly, this is what makes the NBA the most entertaining. We got big beef, between the 2 biggest reporters?! 😂😂

[@SicariiDTenebris]

Uh this is a pretty bad take, the timeline is off, if subject a says this is their main target, then subject b says no, its this person, subject b's person then turns down the offer, wouldn't that make subject b right? The Lakers targeted the Uconn coach. He had the initial offer, if he had accepted Woj wouldve been right?

[@rikt1541]

shams is basically lbj spokeperson

[@nathanielz1053]

It doesn't matter who reports transactions first. These aren't secrets. Everyone is going to find out eventually.

[@brucelau2023]

Literally like no one wants to go to the petty lakers

[@jaaacktractive]

I thought it said "pretty" and i was like "well, i can see what he means"

[@detectivemarkseven]

This drama from NBA reporters is more interesting than the NBA summer league. 😂😂😂

[@blablablaa14]

Summer league is pretty trash these days. Players from Europe don't come over anymore, rookies rarely play. It became a G League showcase basically

[@robintay1449]

Give the WNBA a look if you're looking for drama. It's crazy.

[@JesusIsELOHIM]

It’s obvious that dan was the target but dan realized the lakers is a circus show so he turned it down 🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@alanponikvar3921]

What is really petty is thinking that any reporting of this sort matters.

[@AmericanDave40]

Woj wasn't wrong. Lakers were going after Dan Hurley before JJ Reddick. JJ Reddick was 2nd place at best.

[@vmofficial9]

Why can't the NBA have someone like Fabrizio Romano? You know, an actually reliable reporter

[@xelaander8429]

Yeah but Fab has gotten shit wrong sometimes too

[@therealgamerg]

​@@xelaander8429 How many? 3 out of 50? He's almost never wrong.

[@thelaw2348]

Is 2024 the year of beef 💥🔫☠️

[@Schi8694]

Two drama queens. Smh.

[@zayydrippy6836]

Dan was already set on resigning with UConn. Woj is a friend of Dan’s and this story gives more fuel for a major offer from Connecticut, also giving Rob Pelinka an out/excuse that he really wanted Dan instead of JJ. This would also corroborate the narrative that LeBron had nothing to do with JJ’s hiring. From the time the podcast started the head coaching job was JJ’s. This was ALL a setup.

[@idnk718]

It’s actually crazy how much they don’t like each other. It’s interesting how Shams is rivals with his mentor.

[@nicolasmartinez795]

Some anime mothafucka shit

[@chefcurry3070]

Woj wasn't wrong dan declined the offer than lakers gave it to JJ

[@johnaldinalam2631]

At the end of the day, it backfires for the Lakers because Free agents saw that they weren't really serious on winning when they hired JJ. Also to say that they never needed Hurley is just stupid af.. It's the 6th largest contract EVER.. They tried to get him. Maybe not as enthusiastic, but they wanted him.. Yall reading this too far.. WoJ was not wrong they moment an pffer was extended..

[@nenram.5786]

Lol.. the fact that people are celebrating JJ. Redick's appointment to the Lakers is ridiculous. He may have been right, but the signs are already there that the lakers are on a downhill path.

[@sidoniomarscalle9828]

Espn sucks and the NBA is run by Lebron these days. Adam silver is the worst commissioner ever

[@jayherbogaming]

Malika Andrews has left the chat

[@nellybird6479]

Bron gone be like "Clean the garage or else you ain't getting Play time"

[@gs-pd5ox]

What the fuck is this guy talking about? Hurley got the first offer. Woj was right. "Woj tweeted Lakers choice is Hurley from Ucon. Hurley got a 70 million dollar offer that he ultimately turned down. How could Woj have been so wrong?" He wasn't wrong.

[@bigbangbasketball]

So nobody fought this hard to report the Caruso Giddey trade

[@nicklazaratos2285]

As a journalism grad (though many years ago, and later working in publishing for 23 years, but where like many, you still write on the side and follow intriguing stories), this is the 2nd such, more than interesting, and rather revealing, story you have had about Woj. The other was on his ties / connections and their influence on his reporting. On this story, once again, the comments below are quite good: "Mean Girls: Reporters" and "both clowns". Also, while I am in Montreal, Canada, where basketball takes a back seat to NHL hockey and NFL football (Expos are no longer here, or baseball would be on this list as well), when talking sports with one of the buddies, your subject matter in so many of your videos is often my "lead sports story".

[@travisrice1199]

$70M isn't a high enough number now for a coach. Money in sports in craaaaazy these days

[@AustinTinker-ig9fp]

Yo what happened to the podcast? 😭

[@bgarnett8463]

Everyone taking less money to not be with the lakers 😂

[@ZillaZarate]

Damn bro I thought u was Tom Brady for a sec 😂

[@TwaamboChikoye]

Lol....can't believe you called Woj petty😂

[@dobiacco]

If Kobe came back to life and somehow lost 19 straight games in the finals, HE WOULD STILL HAVE A BETTER FINALS RECORD THAN LeHairline. 23-14 vs 22-33 in the finals. Let that sink in.

[@kevindevlieger300]

Stop the stupid comparisons. Kobe is Kobe, MJ is MJ & Lebron is Lebron. Or are we going to talk about how many shots Kobe missed or all the times he didn't make the playoffs or was eliminated early. Or that Shaq was the alpha the first time? Comparing is stupid and it takes away greatness.

[@user-dw1vb3fv6t]

Kobe never led his team as the lone to the finals as a 22 year only to face a dynasty and where they would obviously lose. Kobe never went against the 73-9 warriors, or the same warriors team but with kd.

[@dobiacco]

@kevindevlieger300 _Educate yourself_ instead of drinking the Klutch kool-aid: Was Kobe carried by Shaq? Who has been successful in the playoffs without another all-time great on his team? Was LeBalco even able to out-score an old Jason Terry in 2011? Did tiny JJ Barea shut down LeChoke? How successful was Shaq in the playoffs before Kobe? How successful was Kobe in the playoffs _after Shaq?_ Many of these questions are answered in this short video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZC9ipipadSZqKcfeature=shared The Kobe blasphemy is unacceptable. Stop being spoonfed lies by Klutch employees.

[@dobiacco]

@user-dw1vb3fv6t Kobe defeated more 50+ win teams in the playoffs than any other player in NBA history, so the idea that he had an easy path is literally the opposite of reality. On the other hand, LeBoob was hiding in the weak eastern conference, which allowed his teams to show up to the finals rested and virtually uncontested. Kobe also never cramped in the finals like a teenage girl.

[@user-dw1vb3fv6t]

@@dobiacco talking about brons shit 2011 finals as if Kobe didn't do way worse in the 2004 finals😭. I love Kobe but he never had success without an all star alongside him. Didn't do anything after Shaq, didn't do anything after Pau. For LeBron, he carried the Cavs without all star teammates in 2007 and 2018. Even when he had stars, dwade and bosh were past their prime, and were not on the same level of shaq at all making lebron seem more impressive. For Kyrie and Love, Love wasn't even all star level when playing with bron, and again Kyrie isn't near the same level of dominance as shaq. In 2015, Kyrie and Love were injured but lebron carried and still took the warriors to 6.

[@Average11u_player]

JJ had the coaching job already, they tried to pretend that LeCry wasn't involved in that decision by offering the coaching job to Dan.

[@gypsykiing2013]

Casey, the thumbnail with Woj on his phone and then there is a tweet (fake) Woj bomb “I’m petty” 😂😂🤷‍♂️

[@escamunicha4276]

AM Hoops out here doing olympic instigation getting two reporters to throw hands 😂

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

I give these guys 0% of my attention. No matter what they say or do it doesn't effect my enjoyment of the NBA at all.

[@jsteimel]

Or the Lakers were interviewing multiple candidates as is common with any job opening? This seems like a bunch of nothing.

[@edgarsnake2857]

I am way not interested in these non-personalities.

[@Convisis]

That conspiracy theory about how things played out is a bit of a stretch.

[@RG4l0824]

Respect for giving credit , and looking out for giving out his KZbin channel. 🙏

[@EdeSands-do6st]

I know Woj.....have no clue on earth who the other guy is...and don't care to know him🫣

[@playmaker011]

I wonder what would’ve happened if Hurley took the job even after getting a lowball offer. This kinda stuff is exhausting, non-basketball related. Glad I’m not a LAL fan

[@CJRealHoops1]

At the end of the day, we're all still in 7th grade. Petty, backbiting, and really just silly infighting, even at the highest professional levels

[@StephenTommyCurry30]

Danny Hurley was bad enough not to sign with the Lakers

[@ericliu2250]

bro is straight up making up stories at this point😂

[@daREALtruestory]

A lot of people don’t know Woj used to be a sports writer and he wasn’t that good at it. These days he’s more known for tweets and breaking news than actually providing context and insight. I’m glad he found his calling.

[@bronsonbamnallen1633]

You dont see LeBron going behind his coaches back? 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HenryCorya-oe4tc]

No ads and this video this is the best thing ever he is not do a better help ad or any other ad

[@xelaander8429]

Hopefully you'll help pay his bills then

[@HenryCorya-oe4tc]

What do you mean?

[@jimmying8172]

I read the title as Most Pretty Reporter

[@cookiemonster-edits]

2024 Batman's origin story.

[@TheGbelcher]

Woj wasn’t wrong about the LAL, he was wrong about Hurley. Isn’t that the real story? Hurley (his virtual brother) rejected the offer while leaving Woj in the dark?

[@set4life30]

Wonder why AM hoops is afraid to make an honest video of why no body wants to go the lakers and play with LeGM? Is it Because we all know he is an under the table ESPN, Clutch sports employee like Gil Arenas and Nick Wright are! 🙄

[@O.J.S.]

Wow, Rob Pelinka threw a no-look pass on Woj. 😆

[@Richxwolf]

Hey guys no ads, now you can stop bitchin

[@jumbokevin]

I dont really get this video. Woj was right. The Lakers did try to hire Dan Hurley but he turned the Lakers down.

[@iunstoppable1]

The Lakers knew the magic number was $100 million.

[@user-le4mj9jm6j]

Could u do a video about the derozan trade

[@CountFisco]

Best rivalry in the league

[@dg5798]

The polish dude taking on the Indian dude

[@mrcokez1]

I knew woj was petty the moment he blocked Mike.

[@niltash4ever]

I’d been waiting for this video for weeks. Glad to see shams take his victory lap.

[@cryisfree510]

I’d still trust the insider without the fanduel sponsorship

[@ogoriginalghost7340]

I like that kid shams … he know his shit .

[@jeremyjackson8643]

Hey A.M. Hoops, you should do a video on the new collective bargaining agreement in detail vs. the previous and how that can change the league.

[@rezhaadriantanuharja3389]

Can’t wait for a secret base video about Bron and Woj’s beef

[@subtletherapy]

National Drama Association

[@Giannis_fan]

Woj kinda acts like Homer Simpson ngl

[@maxwell7911]

Can we please make a petition to retire Woj from NBA journalism? He is worth nothing when nobody listens to him.

[@lukewenberg4271]

Woj is just a meh reporter sometimes.

[@savvv5416]

This guy has gotten soo cringe in trying to find drama...

[@RR-in7do]

Chams taking a victory lap on McAfee shows there's at least something there.

[@raymondqiu8202]

It's pretty interesting to me and not cringe. I wondered why Shams and woj were intent on being right so badly and this explained it

[@ajfanotreally2523]

This isn’t even a stretch. At the time everyone was shitting on shams and couldn’t believe Hurley was going to be the coach. Woj fabricated an entire story just to make it seem like shams was wrong and they decided to take reddick after Hurley denied the job. And with the facts presented in this vid it’s clear shams original tweet was accurate and beat woj to the punch.

[@sellout_6996]

@@ajfanotreally2523exactly

[@Darth-Cosmos]

This is actually not click bait and he had some valid points

[@MHO999999]

Old Bron' NEVER FORGETS a slight. Good for him!

[@cyuzna]

This whole video is based on the idea that a six-year $70m offer was not serious? That offer was for nearly 50% more per year than Redick’s contract, and more than twice the total money.

[@tristanharris8440]

All this for an extremely mediocre Lakers team smh.

[@ronaldnqayi9279]

I hate to admit it, but I love the pettiness.

[@kingf4158]

Love when windy had him 😂😂😂

[@jonosay854]

Sleazeball Scheftner will always be my most hated sports "iNSiDeR"

[@LoneWolf-mu3xm]

They should make a Telenovela type show on Netflix about these two

[@mosessupposes2571]

Glamorous team? 😂💃🏼

[@YuShawStang]

I don't think Rob would do that, because that 70M/6yr was not looking good on Jeanie Buss and him.

[@Monkey_D_Luffy56]

Maybe Hurley will be the Lakers' head coach after the upcomming season after LeBron leave the Lakers

[@kapitankaki4156]

Only thing I can say about woj is as a Pole I see him sluring in polish after the shows because at first I thought bro is polish because he has name used on regular in poland and has polish last name

[@bjarkilogason9185]

Love from Iceland

[@notDonaldFagen]

So, how has JJ 'addressed' Shams' report, now that the season is over?

[@ralphgaming9787]

Hope everyone has a good day

[@streettoughfighting]

Damn it’s a slow ass news day if this is the drama Queen video folks be putting out. 🤣