Rachel Nichols Removed From Sideline Reporting By ESPN
Rachel Nichols will not serve as the sideline reporter for the 2021 NBA Finals, according to ESPN. Instead, Malika Andrews will fill the role. The switch is being made after a New York Times article detailed Nichols’s displeasure with fellow reporter Maria Taylor getting more air time. Audio obtained by the Times of Nichols revealed the following quote: “If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity—which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it—like, go for it. Just find it somewhere else.” ESPN relea...