Shams Charania Ungkap Alasan Bocorkan Pemenang NBA MVP Lebih Awal

Jurnalis NBA Shams Charania memberikan penjelasan mengenai alasannya melaporkan hasil NBA MVP sebelum pengumuman resmi, setelah dirinya mengungkap bahwa bintang Oklahoma City Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, memenangi penghargaan tersebut.

Pernyataan tersebut disampaikan oleh Charania saat menghadiri program Pat McAfee Show, sebagaimana dilansir oleh BasketNews pada Senin, 18 Mei 2026.

"When I get news, when I get information, if I've vetted it, like I did late Saturday night, early Sunday morning, when I have news 100%, no matter how big, no matter how small, and in this case, obviously, very, very big accomplishment, very big news around the NBA, for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being the 14th player in NBA history to be the back-to-back league MVP," kata Shams Charania, Reporter NBA.

Pemberitaan tersebut menjadi sorotan besar karena Shai Gilgeous-Alexander menorehkan sejarah baru dalam kompetisi bola basket Amerika Serikat tersebut.

"He's only, you know, since Stephen Curry, the only guard to be back-to-back. There's a list of accomplishments here. So this is a massive story. And when I get it, I vet it. And then my job is to report the news. And so that's all I focus on. That's what I wake up thinking about. That's what I go to sleep thinking about. I feel the responsibility." kata Shams Charania, Reporter NBA.

Hingga saat ini, laporan yang dirilis oleh Charania mengenai pencapaian beruntun pemain guard tersebut tetap menjadi topik pembahasan utama di kalangan pencinta basket.