Adrian Wojnarowksi has been in the spotlight over the last month or so, but not because of any NBA news he reported.
In early July, Wojnarowski fired off a private e-mail to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley with a curt statement containing an expletive in it after the senator wrote a letter to the NBA with various complaints.
Hawley leaked the e-mail, and it spiraled into a huge mess on the internet. Everyone defended Woj, but the end result was still a suspension.
That’s why NBA fans everywhere were speculating about Wojnarowski’s future with the company after, apparently, the reporter removed “ESPN Senior NBA Insider” from his bio.
Woj removed “ESPN Senior NBA Insider” from his bio 🧐 pic.twitter.com/dZ3RZZltRU
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) August 4, 2020
It’s just a blank space now. And so NBA fans took liberty in filling it.
WOJ SHAMS GONNA BE LIKE MJ AND PIPPEN IN THE ATHLETIC
— claxstan (@netsstan) August 4, 2020
woj and shams gonna team up calling it now
— Landry Shamet Fan Club (@landryfanclub) August 4, 2020
Bleacher Report right now: pic.twitter.com/bt893ATmv8
— 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑 𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘 𝙱𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚜 🎯 (@JustChefSteph) August 4, 2020
Fox Sports right now pic.twitter.com/dc24n9p85C
— Envuélveme en ti 🙏🏿 (@kingzvincible) August 4, 2020
Shams waiting for that ESPN call pic.twitter.com/nGvnqBaZ8n
— ALdonis DaSLASH™ (@AIR305) August 4, 2020
It’s happening!!! Sham taking over 😭🤝 pic.twitter.com/xNViZYJys5
— Shannon Sharpe Burner➐ (@SSBurnerAct) August 4, 2020
But that’s all just speculation. The reality is this is probably much to do about nothing at all.
He’s still got his ESPN title in his background plus an ESPN URL as his profile link. If he was leaving or on the outs with the company, this probably wouldn’t be the case. If anyone could host an independent operation in sports media, it’s Woj. But that’s probably not what this is.
Don’t expect him to leave anytime soon. Or, maybe more appropriately, don’t expect ESPN to just let him walk out that door so quickly.