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 announced Wednesday.

The show will essentially replace Rachel Nichols’s “The Jump,” which was a staple of ESPN’s daily NBA coverage since 2016 before it was canceled amid controversy last month.

Nichols has been removed from NBA coverage and The Jump was canceled a few weeks after remarks she made became public suggesting that Maria Taylor was promoted because she is Black.

Rachel Nichols explains what she learned after leaving ESPN amid controversy and transitioning to new opportunities in sports media.

Former ESPN sportscaster Rachel Nichols found herself embroiled in a scandal in 2021, and her career never quite recovered.

ESPN has removed Rachel Nichols from NBA coverage and canceled her weekday show "The Jump." Nichols confirmed the news on Twitter Wednesday.

Rachel Nichols' time on ESPN airwaves appears to be over. The network is removing the longtime reporter and host from all NBA programming and canceling her weekday show "The Jump." ESPN senior ...