Rachel Nichols removed from all ESPN NBA coverage and The Jump is canceled in the wake of her inflammatory comments about former colleague Maria Taylor
As for her move to NBC, Taylor is expected to be part of its forthcoming Olympic coverage that begins in earnest Friday.
On Monday's episode of 'The Jump' on ESPN, Rachel Nichols apologized for her recorded comments about fellow host Maria Taylor.
Nichols was talking to Mendelsohn to request an interview with James and his Lakers teammate Anthony Davis, but she also took the opportunity to seek advice, saying she believed her bosses were advancing Taylor's career at her expense.
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Meet Maria Taylor The Internet has been in a frenzy all week long (for various different reasons) — but ish really got crazy after pics of our President, Barack Obama, checking out ESPN reporter Maria Taylor, went viral. On Wednesday, the former Chief Of Staff hit up the big Duke vs. UNC game, and judging […]