Charles Barkley calls out ESPN colleague Shams Charania for ‘unfair’ MVP leak
Charles Barkley criticized ESPN's Shams Charania for leaking the NBA MVP announcement before the official reveal. Barkley expressed that such leaks are unfair, especially given the significant investment Amazon made for exclusive broadcasting rights. The MVP award went to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who received overwhelming support from media voters.
- ▪Charles Barkley called out Shams Charania for leaking the NBA MVP news.
- ▪Barkley believes that the NBA should provide exclusives to networks that invest heavily in broadcasting rights.
- ▪Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the MVP award with 83 first-place votes.
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NBA Charles Barkley calls out ESPN colleague Shams Charania for ‘unfair’ MVP leak By Erich Richter Published May 22, 2026, 2:05 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Charles Barkley must’ve forgotten he’s an ESPN guy now. The “Inside the NBA” co-star, who used to be seen on TNT broadcasts before the show moved over to the Worldwide Leader this season, criticized ESPN’s lead NBA insider Shams Charania after he broke news on social media about the NBA MVP award before the official league announcement. “I like him a lot, but I didn’t like that leaking,” Barkley told Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina. 3 Charles Barkley called out his colleague. YouTube “(Amazon) paid $2.5 billion for the next 11 years. I think they deserved an exclusive.
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