In a surprising transfer, 12-year ESPN staffer Zach Lowe has been let go by the outlet, simply days after longtime NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski introduced his retirement.
The Athletic first reported the information:
“ESPN has parted methods with NBA senior author Zach Lowe as a part of the community’s persevering with layoffs, sources briefed on the choice…,” The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand stated.
“…Lowe’s wage, which was in extra of seven figures yearly, was the most important think about ESPN’s determination, in response to sources briefed on the phrases of his contract. He’s anticipated to be the ultimate layoff of this spherical.”
Not too long ago, ESPN additionally laid off NFL reporters Robert Griffin III and Samantha Ponder proper earlier than the beginning of the NFL season final month. It’s all a part of ESPN’s fiscal yr planning that concludes on the finish of September.
In addition to writing for ESPN, Lowe repeatedly appeared on the community’s day by day program NBA As we speak, to supply coloration and perception and hosted The Lowe Publish podcast.
The podcast supplied a supply of reports for the league and simply this week, Lowe had incoming Lakers coach JJ Redick as a visitor on the present.
Lowe had been working at ESPN for over a decade and was one of many few writers to make the transition over to ESPN when Invoice Simmons’ Grantland shut down in 2015.
Naturally, many within the NBA neighborhood have speculated that Lowe will subsequent head to Invoice Simmons’ present outlet, The Ringer.
But when he doesn’t, NBC and Amazon will little doubt be on the lookout for some on-air NBA expertise earlier than their league rights agreements kicks in in 2025.
Or, perhaps he’ll even be part of his former colleague Wojnarowski serving to out the boys’s basketball staff at St. Bonaventure.
The world is his oyster.
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