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Doc Rivers calls out ESPN’s Shams Charania for ‘inaccurate’ Bucks story: ‘I miss Woj’

Nypost · · 442 words · By Erich Richter
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“Shams Charania isn’t filling the boots left behind by Adrian Wojnarowski, according to Doc Rivers.”
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Wikipedia entries about the Bucks season, Doc Rivers, and NBA commentators do not mention any comments from Rivers about Shams Charania or Adrian Wojnarowski.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 56th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 4, 2023, the Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA on ESPN is a presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by ESPN and airing on the ESPN networks and ABC in the United States. Games on ESPN air on Wednesdays througho…
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“The Bucks’ coach wasn’t too keen on ESPN’s NBA insider’s latest reporting about his struggling Milwaukee squad, which is embroiled in controversy over the status of star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and how his coach has handled things.”
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Wikipedia entries about the Bucks season, Doc Rivers, and Milwaukee Bucks do not reference Rivers' dissatisfaction with ESPN's reporting on the team or Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 56th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 4, 2023, the Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA…
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“Charania reported that Rivers gave a lengthy speech to the team after a March 1 blowout loss to the Bulls, where the coach was quoted as saying he knows ‘everything that goes on in this building.’”
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Wikipedia entries about the Bucks season, Doc Rivers, and NBA head coaches do not confirm Shams Charania's reporting of Rivers' speech after the March 1 loss to the Bulls.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 56th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 4, 2023, the Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA…
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“‘Either you’re with us or against us,’ ESPN reported Rivers saying. ‘If you’re not playing hard, we’re not playing you anymore.’”
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“Rivers called Charania’s ‘so inaccurate that I don’t even have enough time to go into it’ in a recent television appearance on ‘Run it Back.’”
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“Rivers did say that he and Antetokounmpo have a great relationship and there’s no strife between them.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Rivers' statements about his relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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“The same cannot be said for Antetokounmpo and the front office, who are at odds over why he is not playing in the team’s final games when the team is not in contention to make the playoffs.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm tensions between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks front office.
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“Charania and Rivers have feuded throughout the year, with Rivers joking that Charania was going to be traded by Antetokounmpo from the NBA Celebrity All-Star team.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm a feud between Shams Charania and Doc Rivers, including jokes about trades.
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“Antetokounmpo served as the team’s coach, and Rivers also pointed out that his comments upset Charania to the extent that he complained to multiple individuals.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Antetokounmpo's role as a coach or Charania's complaints about Rivers.
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“Rivers also said he’s heard that Charania has him in his crosshairs.”
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“‘Shams took that so personal that he actually called the Bucks and yelled at them to take that down,’ Rivers said.”
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“Then the NBA called the Bucks, it was a mess, ‘Shams wants us to tell you this, but we really don’t care.’ And then NBA posted it.”
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“Charania joined ESPN after Wojnarowski retired as a lead reporter for ESPN to take the general manager job at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.”
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“Milwaukee sits at 31-49 as the regular season comes to a close, where Rivers, at least in the eyes of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, could be coaching his final games with the team.”
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