NBA Insider reveals HARROWING experience of making kids wait at cemetery before retirement

Adrian Wojnarowski opened up on the difficulties he faced while breaking news about the NBA in his time as a sports reporter.

NBA Insider reveals HARROWING experience of making kids wait at cemetery before retirement

Adrian Wojnarowski

NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has been garnering a lot of attention for his comments about his family. He recently retired from his ESPN sports reporter post after many years covering the sport. However, Wojnarowski’s commitment to his job took a toll on his personal life.

Wojnarowski talked about the compromises he made for his work and the impact that it had on his family and personal life. Because he was always the first to break the biggest breaking news in the NBA, his dedication to his work frequently came at the expense of his family time.

The 55-year-old discussed how the rigorous demands of his work forced him into odd situations, like breaking news from cemeteries and theme parks as his kids waited nearby.

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You know, how many times my kids were like parked in a cemetery while I’m breaking news? Just kids looking, and you kinda look at the rear-view mirror, and they’re just looking at you like, ‘What are you doing, man?’

Adrian Wojnarowski said on the Eye on College Basketball podcast

Being the leading NBA reporter meant that Wojnarowski had to put in a lot of overtime and sacrifice his personal time. There was hardly time to unplug or truly unwind due to the pressure to create the next “Woj Bomb.” Being at the top came with pressure, both professionally and personally, which Woj found harder and harder to sustain.

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Shams Charania opened up on Adrian Wojnarowski’s retirement

After years at the pinnacle of the profession, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski lately left his position in the media. Woj stated that he had no regrets about choosing to pursue a different career path in a conversation on the Eye on College Basketball podcast.

Another NBA insider, Shams Charania recently opened up on Woj’s retirement. He praised Wojnarowski and said that he cherishes the time he spent with him.

We worked together for two years. I’m forever honored and cherished to have been a part of that Vertical staff [at Yahoo Sports]. It’s a very competitive business. It’s a very, very competitive space. Over the last several years, I have just tried to just hone in on what aspects I can control on a daily basis, and that’s how I treat people and my work ethic.

Shams Charania said in an interview with CNBC
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For many years, Wojnarowski was the leading NBA insider, having started with Yahoo! Sports before moving to ESPN in 2017. It will be interesting to watch how he plans the next part of his life after retirement.