The writing was on the wall.
There are some things you just can’t get over and I think the fact ESPN didn’t punish Rachel Nichols in any way for her comments was something that Taylor couldn’t get over.
The only took Nichols off her NBA Finals assignment because the recording was leaked, but she was still on The Jump, doing exclusive interviews and asking questions at the press conferences (some better than others, just ask Chris Paul)
Taylor it appears will be headed off to the Olympics according to NY Post.
Maria Taylor and ESPN are divorcing – and she is expected to end up with NBC and at the Olympics, The Post has learned.
Taylor, 34, leaves ESPN just weeks after a year-old private tape of leaked comments were reported by the New York Times in which fellow NBA host/reporter Rachel Nichols’ alleged ESPN gave Taylor the Finals hosting job to make up for what Nichols described as the network’s “crappy longtime record on diversity.”
If the NBC deal is finalized, she also could be waiting in the on-deck circle to become the host of “Football Night in America,” when Mike Tirico moves to the full-time “Sunday Night” Football play-by-play position in the fall of 2022. It is not fully set that Taylor will replace Tirico, but seems as if it could be a potential fit. Taylor could also have a role on Notre Dame football this season.
As far as who will be replacing Taylor as NBA Finals host, it won’t be Rachel Nichols according to sources. I wouldn’t be shocked if it ended up being Stephen A. Smith.
Good luck to Taylor on her next journey and we will see what will happen with Nichols in the future.
Flip the page for the secret recording.