Malika Andrews Jabs Shams Charania Over MVP Scoop, Reviving Blake Griffin's Sunday Brunch Line
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 18
Malika Andrews Jabs Shams Charania Over MVP Scoop, Reviving Blake Griffin's Sunday Brunch Line
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 18
ESPN's Malika Andrews needled Shams Charania on Monday's NBA Today, introducing him as joining “fresh off brunch” when he appeared for an update.
That line echoed Blake Griffin's on-air swipe a day earlier after Charania broke the NBA MVP news Sunday morning, ahead of Amazon Prime Video's planned reveal on its pregame show.
Griffin had joked, “It's Sunday Shams go to brunch,” turning Charania's early scoop into a running media gag.
The episode underscored Charania's reputation for prioritizing breaking news over timing or broadcast plans, a work style that has made him one of the NBA's top insiders.
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