CULVER CITY — Phoenix Suns legend Steve Nash and the crew of NBA Prime didn’t waste time taking shots at ESPN’s Shams Charania for spoiling the league’s MVP winner Sunday morning.
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Dec 13, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NBA on Amazon announcers (from left) Taylor Rooks, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Blake Griffin and Udonis Haslem during the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Charania, one of the NBA’s premier insiders, reported that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had won the MVP award, making him the 14th player in league history to win it in back-to-back years. However, the announcement was scheduled to air during Sunday’s Prime broadcast.
The crew criticized Charania for spoiling the announcement before the scheduled broadcast reveal.
Prime crew COOKING Shams for spoiling the MVP announcement 😭
Taylor Rooks: “Dirk and Steve you both won MVPS but I don’t remember Shams spoiling it”
BG: “It’s Sunday Shams. Go to brunch you nerd”
TR: “There are other things to do” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/f6IQbi9Fz4
— Hater Report (@HaterReport) May 18, 2026
Feb 13, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Shams Charania arrives on the green carpet prior to an NBA Celebrity All-Star basketball game at Kia Forum. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images
In the current era of sports coverage, social media has taken center stage for breaking news. While fans once typically learned results during broadcasts, league news now often reaches fans through social media before those broadcasts even begin.
The ESPN insider has built a reputation for breaking transactions, injuries and award results ahead of official announcements, removing suspense from marquee television moments designed to engage audiences. That style has become the standard across modern sports journalism.
In Nash’s era, television networks and print outlets controlled much of the flow of information. Now, reporters compete to deliver news first on platforms such as X, Instagram and TikTok, where speed outweighs nearly everything else.
May 17, 2026; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander speaks during a press conference after the announcement he won the 2025-2026 NBA Most Valuable Player award. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
That race for immediacy now clashes with networks still attempting to preserve the live-event drama surrounding award reveals and league programming.
The exchange between Nash and the Prime crew highlighted the growing tension between traditional sports broadcasting and social media-driven news cycles, where being first often matters more.
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Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde
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