Shams: I only slept for 30 minutes after breaking the Doncic deal and spent 7 minutes to verify details + review spelling errors

August 8 news, on August 8, ESPN famous reporter Shams participated in the podcast program "Sports Reporters". In the program, he shared the inside story of Doncic's transaction night. At that time, he only slept for 30 minutes and spent 7 minutes confirming all the details to avoid spelling errors!

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On the evening of February 2, US time, Shams broke the news on social media about the historically major three-party transaction of the NBA: Doncic joined the Lakers, and Dark Brows went to the Mavericks!

The specific details of the three-party transactions are as follows: The Mavericks get: Anthony Davis, Christie, the 2029 Lakers first-round pick, $55,000 (from the Jazz); The Lakers get: Doncic, Kleber, Markieff Morris, $55,000 (from the Jazz); The Jazz gets: Schiffino, the 2025 Clippers second-round pick, and the 2025 Mavericks second-round pick.

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Now look back, the transfer tweet posted by Shams on February 2 has been viewed 100 million times, making it one of the most influential deals in NBA history.

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Participating in Sports On the Reporters program, Shams talked about the details of the deal that Twitter reported on the Thomson Brow Doncic: "That night, I only slept for about 30 minutes. I spent 7 minutes collecting all the details, confirming the information, and writing that tweet. What made me most uncomfortable was that there were typos in the tweet, and I hated to modify the tweet. At that time (no editing) was next to me."

"The deal happened on Saturday night. On Wednesday, I received a tip that the Mavericks and the Lakers were talking about a deal, and they had discussed one Player, but this player didn't appear in the final deal. At that time, people on both sides were saying, 'Hey, we're doing something around a player.' But when I went to confirm with someone who could trust, they all said, 'No, this thing doesn't exist', and everyone hid the focus of the deal."

Shams said that when he was finally able to confirm the authenticity of the message, there was not much time left, and he frantically rushed to verify all the details, write tweets, and pressed the send button-the whole process was less than 7 minutes.

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In response to this, netizens said, "This is Shams's historical moment, the biggest deal that broke the news is worth it."

"Woj is very pleased to see his apprentice so good"

"Pellinka: I'm worried too Worrying that the other side would regret it"

"The shock and suspicion of seeing this news is second only to the news of Kobe's death"

"I had dinner with Humi at noon that day, and I still remember that guys spent half an hour of news"

"It's really no accidental success, so focused and rigorous, other reporters may be this or that every day, the same as UC."

"This historic explosive transaction is really difficult for a reporter who broke the news. I must always stare at and improve the information"

"I can only say that this information is exclusive to shams. If there is something shocking about KB and Durant joining the Warriors, it is also very incredible"

"I don't think there is one."