CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNichols was the sideline reporter in the Orlando bubble for last season’s NBA Finals. The replacement came after Nichols’ dig at colleague Maria Taylor surfaced in a New York Times story over the weekend. Taylor will be the pregame and halftime host for the NBA Finals on "NBA Countdown" alongside Jalen Rose and Jay Williams. The clip in The New York Times showed Nichols complaining about Taylor getting Nichols’ NBA Finals hosting gig last year over what she suggested was "diversity" reasons. JALEN ROSE'S DAUGHTER RIPS RACHEL NICHOLS AMID MARIA TAYLOR DIG"I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers football, she covers basketball," Nichols said.

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