Rachel Nichols has faced backlash after suggesting former colleague Maria Taylor got a job hosting NBA coverage because she is Black.
ESPN will cancel its show hosted by Rachel Nichols and pull the longtime reporter from NBA coverage amid ongoing backlash to race-related comments she made about former colleague Maria Taylor, the network confirmed Wednesday.
ESPN will pull Nichols’ weekday show “The Jump,” and plans to replace it with new NBA content.
“We mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned. Rachel is an excellent reporter, host and journalist, and we thank her for her many contributions to our NBA content,” David Roberts, the senior vice president for production at ESPN, said in a statement.