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Former ESPN star Adrian Wojnarowski appealed to his social media followers after a shooting involving the Border Patrol in Minnesota left one person dead over the weekend.
Wojnarowski, who has been outspoken against the Trump administration since leaving ESPN as an NBA insider, posted his message on Threads on Sunday.
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General manager Adrian Wojnarowski of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies looks on before the Cleveland Hoops 2025 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 further explanation.
Wojnarowski, who is now general manager of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball team, made a critical remark about President Donald Trump after the United States captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“Simply 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 an email press release from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., with an explicit statement. “F— you,” he responded to the Republican lawmaker.
Brigham Young Cougars alumnus 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 apologized.
“I was disrespectful and made a regrettable mistake. I am sorry for the way I behaved and I immediately ask Senator Hawley to directly apologize to me,” he wrote at the time. “I must also apologize to my colleagues at ESPN because I know my actions were unacceptable and I should not reflect any of them.”
Today, Wojnarowski is returning to political waters. This time, it is an apparent criticism of the White House.
The victim of Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis has been identified as Alex J. Pretti. He was shot and killed after allegedly confronting police during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation in the south of the city.
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The shooting death came weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good. DHS said Good was shot in self-defense after using her SUV in a way that posed a threat. DHS said the video showed Good interfering with ICE agents by parking his vehicle in the roadway in an apparent attempt to block federal vehicles.
