Disparaging comments made by ESPN host Rachel Nichols and leaked from a recorded phone conversation are reportedly causing an uproar at the sports network.The New York Times is reporting details of a leaked Nichols conversation with Adam Mendelsohn, an adviser to LeBron James and his agent Rich Paul.
In the talk, Mendelsohn warned Nichols that ESPN is a “snake pit,” and she should be careful.In the New York Times story, an audio clip taken from a video has Nichols, who is white, exasperated over Maria Taylor, who is Black, being given NBA Finals hosting duties last year.
Nichols is the host of the daily NBA show The Jump, while Taylor is an analyst and host in multiple sports.“I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers
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