Andre Iguodala calls out NBA reporter Shams Charania for not giving proper credit

Minutes after sending his initial tweet, Charania followed up by noting that Iguodala informed Abrams of his plans.

It’s possible — even if not likely — that Charania was told of Iguodala’s plans by a source and didn’t realize Iguodala had already confirmed them to Abrams. However, the longtime NBA reporter has not exactly earned the benefit of the doubt.

Marc Stein, who used to work for the New York Times, called out Charania two years ago for supposedly claiming the work of other reporters as his own. That feeling is apparently shared among others in the NBA media industry.

Charania, who works for The Athletic and has more than 1.3 million followers, has long had a tendency to omit certain pieces of information from his tweets. Many people think he does so intentionally. For example, most reporters will say “the team announced” when passing along official news about an injury or transaction. Charania often leaves that part out, which leads some to believe he is trying to take credit for information that is readily available to anyone.

Iguodala clearly felt Charania broke an unwritten rule.