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Former ESPN star Adrian Wojnarowski pleaded with his followers on social media after a Border Patrol-involved shooting in Minnesota that left one person dead over the weekend.
Wojnarowski, who has been outspoken against the Trump administration since leaving ESPN as an NBA insider, made his post on Threads on Sunday.
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General manager Adrian Wojnarowski from St. The Bonaventure Bonnies watch prior to the 2025 Cleveland Hoops Showdown against the Ohio Bobcats at Rocket Arena on December 13, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
“Stand up against fascism,” he wrote without elaborating.
Wojnarowski, who is now the general manager of St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball team, made a critical remark about President Donald Trump after the United States captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“Just an absolute disgrace,” he wrote on Threads at the time after sharing an anti-Trump column in The New York Times.
During his time at ESPN, Wojnarowski went viral in 2020 when he responded to a press release email from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., with an explicit statement. “F— you,” he wrote back to the Republican lawmaker.
Brigham Young Cougars alumni and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith talks with Adrian Wojnarowski during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 21, 2024. (Rob Gray/Imagn Images)
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ESPN suspended Wojnarowski for his response. He later issued an apology.
“I was disrespectful and I made a regrettable mistake. I am sorry for the way I handled myself and I am contacting Senator Hawley immediately to apologize directly,” he wrote at the time. “I also need to apologize to my ESPN colleagues because I know my actions were unacceptable and should not reflect on any of them.”
Now Wojnarowski wades back into the political waters. This time an apparent criticism hurled at the White House.
The victim in Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis was identified as Alex J. Pretti. He was shot and killed after he allegedly confronted officers during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation in the south side of the city.
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The shooting came a few weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. DHS said Good was shot in self-defense after she used her SUV in a manner that posed a threat. DHS said the video showed Good interfering with ICE officers by parking her vehicle in the roadway in an apparent attempt to block federal vehicles.
