Wojnarowski is one of the two top NBA newsbreakers alongside Shams Charania and has been so for many years. His decision to retire and

Wojnarowski changed how basketball is covered but decided he needed to move on, stepping away from a reported $20 million

Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program

Senior ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from journalism. Wojnarowski announced the news on X on Wednesday. He spent 37 years as a sportswriter, the last seven with ESPN. Wojnarowski will return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to serve as general manager for the men’s basketball program.

Wojnarowski joined ESPN seven years ago, and rose to the height of the media industry as one of the NBA's top news breakers and insiders. From free agency signings, trades, injury news, draft picks and everything in between, Wojnarowski made a career out of being one of the first to break news, specifically on social media.

By leaving his role, Wojnarowski is walking away from $20 million with ESPN, multiple people briefed on the move said.

Wojnarowski has worked at ESPN since 2017, and his decision to retire came even while he was still under a contract he signed with the broadcaster in 2022.

ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball prog

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro was the last player to be the subject of a breaking news report by ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

In a stunning announcement, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski says he's leaving the news industry to help run the college basketball program at his alma mater.