Charania detailed his "day in the life of an NBA Insider" with The New Yorker.
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"We all love Jim Caple so much and he loved you."
“The way they’ve chosen to handle this has been unfair to workers at both The Times and 'The Athletic.'”
"We were pumped to be teammates with her, and then all of a sudden, boom, [she] goes to 'The Athletic.'"
Both hires bring years of reporting experience and professionalism to the outlet.
“I hope if anyone had that opportunity listening that read the articles, if they even came across it, the take away was more just this really...
"The Athletic wants to be profitable soon, and the way to try to do that is to take chances. This is a chance."
"You don’t go by what some people might say."