ESPN removes Rachel Nichols from NBA coverage, cancels her show 'The Jump'

ESPN has removed Rachel Nichols from NBA sum and canceled her weekday amusement "The Jump."

Nichols confirmed the quality connected Twitter Wednesday.

"Got to make a full amusement and walk 5 years hanging retired with immoderate of my favourite radical talking astir 1 my favourite things An eternal convey you to our astonishing producers & unit - The Jump was ne'er built to past forever, but it definite was fun. More to come," Nichols said connected Twitter.

In a connection to Sports Business Journal, David Roberts, ESPN's elder vice president of production, said that some sides "mutually agreed that this attack regarding our NBA sum was champion for each concerned."

News of Nichols' departure comes little than 2 months aft the New York Times published leaked comments Nichols made astir workfellow Maria Taylor during the 2020 NBA bubble.

According to the Times, Nichols, who is white, said that Taylor got her occupation hosting NBA Countdown due to the fact that she is Black.

Nichols aboriginal apologized for her comments.

Taylor announced successful July that she was the sports web aft she could not scope an statement connected a declaration hold with ESPN.