Kay Adams took away Shams Charania's phone during her show and he's never looked more stressed

If there’s one thing we know about The Athletic’s NBA newsbreaker Shams Charania, it’s that he cannot be without his phone.

It’s been reported that he spends upwards of 17-plus hours per day on his phone because he does not want a competitor to beat him to a scoop. He’s even shared a screenshot of his screen time, which had him averaging 19 hours per day during NBA free agency.

Not even joking: If you take away Shams’ phone, you’re taking away a sense of security for him. He needs that phone. So, during Thursday’s edition of Up & Adams, we saw Charania at his absolute peak stress level when Kay Adams suddenly took away his phone.

He couldn’t believe it.

.@heykayadams snatched @ShamsCharania's phone and had him SWEATING pic.twitter.com/XKavBnf8u9

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) October 26, 2023

Charania was looking around as if he needed someone to help him and tried to smile through the most stressful 10 seconds of his career. Adams knew what that was doing to Charania too. Those precious seconds are all it takes for Woj to scoop him on a potential James Harden trade.

“I love love” I can’t stop laughing https://t.co/252gjMz7xT

— Kay Adams (@heykayadams) October 26, 2023

Fans thought that the exchange was hilarious even if Shams was STRESSED.