Domonique Foxworth Questions Adrian Wojnarowski’s Journalism Credibility
Dan Le Batard, a well-known sports talk show personality and ardent Heat supporter, spoke candidly about the status of the trade negotiations between Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers, his local club.
Domonique Foxworth Questions Adrian Wojnarowski’s Journalism Credibility
Le Batard was so enraged, in fact, that he fired off a few harsh jabs at the chief reporter for his former company, ESPN. Yes, Le Batard had a lot to say about Adrian Wojnarowski’s reporting on ESPN during the Lillard trade negotiations.
Kendrick Perkins has a problem with Damian Lillard's trade request.
On First Take, he said:
"But after a player got his money, and if it's about winning, then there's no way in hell you only point men at looking at trying to get traded that one team. The list has to be longer… pic.twitter.com/xn4RWuECxc
— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) July 16, 2023
Le Batard asserted that Wojnarowski served as the Portland Trail Blazers’ spokesperson:
“Thank you for bringing up Woj,” Le Batard said Monday regarding Damian Lillard trade talks. “The Heat know that he is just agenda-based schilling and bought and paid for by Portland. Like it is embarrassing that Woj is telling people it might be weeks or months on Lillard. And this is the Heat’s position, there are no calls going back and forth. The offer is [Tyler] Herro and Herro’s the best one you’re gonna get from anybody. He’s better than [Tyrese] Maxey. He’s the best you’re gonna get. You’re boxed in. Lillard wants to be with us. This is the offer.”
REPORT: Damian Lillard has made it clear to team management he doesn’t want to be traded and would rather have the Blazers go all out and try to acquire Pascal Siakam because he believes they will be able to compete for a title, per @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/GxeayU3gGC
— Butthair Sports (@ButthairSports) July 21, 2023
Le Batard tweeted out clips of his criticism of Wojnarowski, to which Foxworth shared on his social media profile
After leaving the quarterback mania, Foxworth tweeted about his colleague Adrian Wojnarowski.
Here’s the solution to RB problem. Listen to the podcast for more details and fun. https://t.co/edMsT6EMvd pic.twitter.com/msHbmgT9x3
— Domonique (@Foxworth24) July 20, 2023
Wojnarowski is regarded by ESPN as one of its best NBA correspondents and one of its top reporters overall. Wojnarowski receives a reported $10 million from ESPN each year for his reporting.
It follows that ESPN wouldn’t like a staff member posting tweets that disparage Wojnarowski’s journalistic integrity.
Foxworth quickly removed his retweets, but neither ESPN nor Wojnarowski addressed the allegations.
Dan Le Batard: Adrian Wojnarowski ‘bought and paid for’ by Blazers for Damian Lillard trade reporting https://t.co/ESfZCcYVOq pic.twitter.com/4MPaUekvwA
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 17, 2023
It’s not the first time Wojnarowski has been accused of having an agenda since many well-known sports writers on a national scale regularly advance the causes of their information sources. After all, Wojnarowski has been adept in breaking news reporting for a long time, so it is part of the game at that level.
Domonique Foxworth shares a tweet of Dan Le Batard saying his colleague Adrian Wojnarowski sold out and is no longer a journalist.
But Foxworth quickly took down his tweets after OutKick reached out to Woj for comment:https://t.co/RnifUIRj5K
— OutKick (@Outkick) July 21, 2023
In a tweet from earlier this year, Mark Jones referred to Stephen A. Smith as a “coon.” Jones circulated tweets that claimed J.J. Redick was a racist. Sam Ponder was mocked in a tweet that Sarah Spain liked, calling him a “bigot.” Several tweets condemning Sage Steele were liked by Nicole Briscoe.
ESPN’s locker room was destroyed by weak, emotionally unstable brats.
Dan Le Batard says Adrian Wojnarowski is ‘bought and paid for’ by Blazers as Damian Lillard trade buzz continues https://t.co/2boU3WH3J9 pic.twitter.com/TEyMvljWxG
— New York Post (@nypost) July 17, 2023
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