ESPN and Rachel Nichols have agreed to a settlement, officially ending her tenure with the media organization, according to the New York Post.
This comes after The New York Times reported last July on a 2020 conversation between Nichols and media and athlete adviser Adam Mendelsohn. Nichols lamented ESPN reporter Maria Taylor’s increased NBA coverage at the network, claiming that Taylor was given that work in part due to the network’s “crappy longtime record on diversity.” Taylor, who is Black, served as ESPN’s host for coverage of the 2020 NBA Finals, an assignment Nichols was reportedly expected to receive.