Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
Photos via ESPN. Edit by Liam McGuire, Comeback Media. Pat McAfee is facing fresh criticism after acknowledging on his show that he used advance word from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania to place a bet on LeBron James’ free agency destination before the decision became public, with author Jeff Pearlman using the moment to argue the network has fully abandoned any remaining claim to journalistic credibility.
According to the former Indianapolis Colts punter, Charania, who’d appeared on the show regularly throughout James’ free agency, told him ahead of time that he’d want him on that day’s program, a signal, without saying so outright, that James had made his decision and it hadn’t gone public yet.
“We were told by Shams, ‘You’re gonna want me on the show today,'” McAfee said, recounting the moment. “So it’s like, OK, decision’s being made. I just hammered top four. He was at…
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