News of an incoming suspension for ESPN's leading NBA breaking news reporter Adrian Wojnarowski soon went viral after a scandalous Friday morning “f*** you” email response to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Woj will be suspended for a total of two weeks.

ESPN was thoroughly apologetic on Friday after Hawley outed screenshots of their brief email interaction and vowed to discipline Wojnarowski for his actions.

The aforementioned suspension canceled what would have been a weekend trip to the NBA's bubble site at Walt Disney World in Florida, delaying it until July 25 — five days before the start of play.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, Lou Williams and Patrick Beverley of the Los Angeles Clippers, and many others around league circles have jumped to support Wojnarowski after news of his suspension went viral.

While it's understandable for ESPN to take measures of this kind after a clear break in professional decorum, it has been widely understood that most of the NBA family has sided with Wojnarowski as a sign of solidarity.

The longtime breaking news fiend, who joined ESPN on July 1, 2017 after a 10-year stint with Yahoo Sports, responded to a Hawley campaign email that questioned NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and criticized him for “kowtowing to Beijing” and withdrawing support from the military — a wild accusation from Hawley's campaign.

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Wojnarowski's was one of the likely many names attached to the press release.

According to Marchand, Wojnarowski has been contrite with his bosses, acknowledging it was a mistake to offer such a rash and blunt response. He and ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro have strong ties from their days back at Yahoo.

Hawley kept poking at the issue on Sunday, noting ESPN should not suspend Wojnarowski but instead report on the relationship between the NBA and China. After James wrote “Free Woj” with a first-bump emoji, Hawley quickly tweeted “Now try #FreeHongKong” in response.