New York (CNN Business) Rachel Nichols — ESPN's longtime NBA host — has been removed from coverage of the sport, and her weekday show "The Jump" has been canceled, the network confirmed Wednesday. David Roberts, ESPN's senior vice president of production, said in a statement to CNN Business that the sides "mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned." "Rachel is an excellent reporter, host and journalist, and we thank her for her many contributions to our NBA content," he added. The news regarding Nichols is notable not just because she is one of the most well-known NBA hosts on the network, if not the entire sport, but also because it comes a month after comments from Nichols embroiled her, one of her colleagues and ESPN in controversy.

Source: CNN August 25, 2021 21:11 UTC