Jimmy Traina

Jimmy Traina

Joined: Jan 1, 2013

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.

The entertaining Griffin would be an excellent hire for Amazon’s NBA coverage.

Media

All-Mailbag Traina Thoughts: NBA on Amazon, Sports Betting Programming and More

Charles Barkley says Warner Bros. Discovery still hasn't told him about ESPN licensing deal for the fan-favorite studio show.

NBA

Charles Barkley Found Out About ESPN’s ‘Inside the NBA’ Deal From the Internet

Elle Duncan upset a Giants executive after making fun of Daniel Jones.

NFL

Giants PR Executive Rips ESPN’s Elle Duncan for Mocking Daniel Jones

“Inside the NBA” will live on next season on ESPN.

NBA

ESPN President on ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘We Don’t Want to Change It’

Brown has been with ESPN since 2004.

Media

ESPN’s Hubie Brown, 91, to Call One Last NBA Game Before Retiring

ESPN president Burke Magnus reveals this will be Brown’s last season as an analyst.

More than 30 million people watched Josh Allen's heroics against the Chiefs in Week 11

Media

Bills Win Over the Chiefs Pulled In Monster Viewership Number for CBS

Week 11’s Chiefs-Bills game is now the most-watched NFL game of the 2024 season.

Scott Van Pelt left it all out during this week's Bad Beats.

College Football

Scott Van Pelt Just Gave Us an All-Time Great ‘Bad Beats’ Performance

You absolutely have to watch SVP and Stanford Steve breakdown a surreal college football ending.

Netflix gets into the NFL world on Christmas Day.

NFL

The Truth About Netflix and Sports Isn’t Good for Sports Fans

Netflix’s presentation of the NFL on Christmas Day can be a disaster and there’s nothing fans can do.

Shaquille O'Neal has less than a year left on his TNT contract.

NBA

There Is One Major Glitch With WBD-ESPN Deal to License ‘Inside the NBA’

Shaquille O’Neal currently is not under contract with TNT for next season, when ‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN.

Jim Nantz and Tony Romo are in their eighth season as CBS’s lead NFL broadcast team.

NFL

Tony Romo On Partnership With Jim Nantz: ‘We're Clicking On All Cylinders Right Now’

Tony Romo says he's ‘gotten better’ in the booth this season.

Jerry Seinfeld is still wrapped up on the New York baseball season.

Media

Jerry Seinfeld Gleefully Mocks Giants, Yankees in Surprise Call to WFAN

A discussion about ‘Seinfeld’ prompted comedian Jerry Seinfeld to call the sports-talk radio show.

Ohio State has become a permanent fixture in Fox's Noon window.

College Football

Ohio State Fans Are Livid With Fox, but Money Will Always Rule in Sports

The Buckeyes close their season with six straight noon kickoffs, leading to backlash.

Bates (39) couldn’t have been more clutch in a comeback win against the Texans.

Media

NBC, Mike Tirico Turned In A+ Performance During Lions’ Stunning Comeback Against Texans

This was not called a facemask.

NFL

Networks, Please Stop Shoving NFL Rules Analysts Down Our Throats

Chris Russo has become known as the Gummy Man.

Media

Did Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Really Take a Gummy Before ‘First Take’?

Has Brady taken some of the attention away from Romo when it comes to critics? And should Eagle see a bump in his NFL role?

Media

Traina Thoughts Mailbag: Brady vs. Romo, Ian Eagle’s Future and More