Rachel Nichols is in the midst of a controversy with fellow ESPN on-air talent Maria Taylor. Sipa USA

Rachel Nichols’ NBA show ‘The Jump’ canceled for Tuesday

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 7/6/21

Rachel Nichols has lost a show and reporting job over the Maria Taylor audio clip, and she may be headed for losing a third role.

Nichols’ NBA show “The Jump” was canceled on Tuesday. “Jalen and Jacoby” aired in its place.

The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports that the plan is for Nichols’ show to air on Wednesday.

Despite Marchand’s report, it’s hard to imagine ESPN will air the show on Wednesday. If ESPN was looking for the controversy between Nichols and Taylor to simmer down, it will need to keep waiting. ESPN continued the story by announcing a change on Tuesday. And on Monday, the daughter of an ESPN host piled on Nichols.

So far, Nichols lost her NBA Finals hosting job to Taylor, lost her NBA Finals reporting job to Malika Andrews and now she might be losing her show, “The Jump.”

Nichols is in her second stint with ESPN and has hosted “The Jump” since returning to the network in 2016.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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