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Sports world stunned as Adrian Wojnarowski retires from news industry: ‘Last Woj bomb I ever expected’

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Jesse Cinquini

Longtime NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski announced on social media on Wednesday that he is retiring from ESPN as well as the news industry.

His new job will still have him involved in the game of basketball, as he has agreed to become the general manager of St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball program.

Much of the sports world seems to be in shock over the news of Wojnarowski’s decision to step away from the news industry and ESPN. A wide range of reactions have poured in.

Wojnarowski has previous ties to St. Bonaventure. He graduated from the college’s Jandoli School of Communication back in the year 1991.

Bob Beretta — St. Bonaventure’s athletic director — spoke quite highly of Wojnarowski and said the 55-year-old is the “perfect” person to step in and become the new general manager of the men’s basketball program.

“Woj is the perfect person to fill this new role, combining his intimate knowledge of St. Bonaventure and our Franciscan values with a deep network of relationships he has built across the worlds of professional and intercollegiate basketball,” Beretta said. “The fact that the preeminent journalist in his field is willing to walk away from a lucrative media career to serve his alma mater in a support role is a testament to his love and passion for Bona’s.”

Wojnarowski picked an interesting time to retire from the news-breaking industry, doing so with the start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season about one month away.

The Boston Celtics — who are the defending NBA champions — will kick off the new season when they host the New York Knicks on Oct. 22. Later that night, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second game of the NBA season.

The start of the NBA’s preseason slate is coming up even sooner, with the action set to begin in a matter of weeks. The Celtics will play in the first preseason game as well, and that contest will be against the 2023 NBA champions — the Denver Nuggets — on Oct. 4 in Etihad Arena, which is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.

All of the reactions on social media to the news that Wojnarowski will no longer be an employee for ESPN suggest that his absence will be felt in the news-breaking field. Fellow NBA insider Shams Charania, who currently works at The Athletic, could become a bigger focus in the industry now that Wojnarowski is stepping away.

Jesse Cinquini

Jesse is an aspiring sports journalist that has previously worked as a staff writer at SB Nation’s CelticsBlog and The Knicks Wall.

Published by
Jesse Cinquini

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