{"id":17893,"date":"2023-10-31T23:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=368605"},"modified":"2023-10-31T23:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:20:50","slug":"wojnarowski-beats-charania-to-the-punch-in-harden-trade-internet-explodes-with-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/nba\/wojnarowski-beats-charania-to-the-punch-in-harden-trade-internet-explodes-with-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wojnarowski Beats Charania to the Punch in Harden Trade: Internet Explodes with Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the intense race for breaking NBA news, ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski stole the spotlight from The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania in the latest chapter of their ongoing rivalry. When the Los Angeles Clippers finalized the acquisition of Sixers star James Harden, basketball enthusiasts braced for the customary lightning-fast updates from Woj and Shams. However, this time, the tables turned.<\/p>\n<p>Wojnarowski\u2019s tweet unveiling Harden\u2019s move to the Clippers hit the screens just after 2 a.m. ET, while Charania remained surprisingly quiet for over half an hour before eventually confirming the deal. Rumors circulated that Charania might have succumbed to sleep before the trade details were cemented\u2014a departure from his renowned work ethic. Charania had openly shared his daily screen time average, hovering around 17 hours, a number that surged to nearly 20 during pivotal moments such as the trade deadline and free agency.<\/p>\n<p>This unexpected delay triggered a wave of memes flooding the internet, adding a new chapter to the enthralling Wojnarowski vs. Charania saga. Fans couldn\u2019t help but wonder if Charania would ever willingly take a break from his relentless pursuit of breaking news, given his reputation for unwavering dedication to his craft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the intense race for breaking NBA news, ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski stole the spotlight from The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":38635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[826],"class_list":["post-17893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}