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ESPN Moves Rachel Nichols Off NBA Coverage, Cancels ‘The Jump’

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN used to rely on two talented female sportscasters, Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor, for some of its top basketball coverage.

Going forward, the network isn’t going to have either.ESPN has decided to cancel “The Jump,” the Nichols-led weekday daily basketball-news program and take the sportscaster off of NBA coverage.

The decision comes after Nichols had become embroiled in a controversy after a video recording of her complaining about a colleague, Maria Taylor, getting a role she had been promised, spurring internal complaints and division within the Disney-owned sports-media giant.

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