ESPN Removes Rachel Nichols From All NBA Coverage, Cancels ‘The Jump’

ESPN Removes Rachel Nichols From All NBA Coverage, Cancels ‘The Jump’
ESPN television host Rachel Nichols speaks during an event at the Aria Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 9, 2019. David Becker/Getty Images
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ESPN announced on Aug. 25 that it will remove basketball reporter Rachel Nichols from all NBA programming and is also canceling her weekday show “The Jump.”

David Roberts, ESPN’s senior vice president of production, said in a statement that it was “mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned.”

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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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