Shams Charania (/ˈʃɑːmz/ SHAHMZ; born April 1, 1994) is an American sports reporter for ESPN, where he covers the NBA.

[citation needed] After several years, Charania caught the attention of Adrian Wojnarowski, then working for Yahoo Sports.

[5] On August 14, 2018, Shams announced via his Twitter account he would be leaving Yahoo Sports for The Athletic and Stadium at the end of the month.

as a conflict of interest, as his reporting can shift betting odds and potentially reveal pertinent info to FanDuel.

[12] On February 2, 2025, Charania broke news of the Los Angeles Lakers trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Dončić in a multi-team deal; the trade was so surprising that many people, including NBA players and Charania himself, thought his phone had been hacked.