[NYT] A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN

I like Taylor a lot more and don’t really care for Nichols. I do not disagree with anything she said though, especially if it was in her contract to do the finals

ESPN would be being called a racist company if Taylor had a contract to do the finals and they decided to give it to a white women just because. Social media would demand Nichols gives the job back to Taylor

I also thinks it hilarious when progressive talking heads get taken out by the same thing they preach to others.

Soon we will hear a recorded conversation of Taylor complaining that a transgender reporter received special placement in the name of diversity

 

I'll take "Things I don't give a crap about" for $2000, Alex

 

Team Rosalyn personally

 

If Nichols covering the NBA Finals really was in her contract, then why didn't she just bring that up to the powers that be? I mean who could get mad at her for saying the company should meet their end of the contract.

 

Anyone think she addresses it today on the jump?

 

I like curves. She is almost perfect

 

Might be "things I don't give a crap about Aaron" for $2000

 

Wut?

This is not what happened, can you show where you got this?

 

It was in Nichols contract? Seems ESPN screwed the pooch.

Private conversations = Free Speech.

People vent about everything - shouldn't be grounds for any punishment.

DD

 

This Deadspin article...just wow.

The flip-flopping to fit a narrative is appalling.

The first story they wrote breaking the story defends Rachel Nichols. Today they write an article characterizing her as a privileged white woman that has no problem backstabbing her black colleagues. Look, that may be true. But based on the recordings and NYT article I don't think she said anything racist and her privacy was violated. If Deadspin has more info, please share it. Otherwise they should refrain from writing these smear pieces since they were obviously used as a pawn to smear this woman's career and then got outdone by the NYT that managed to get the full recording and write a better story.

 

I'd like to think she did before venting about it.

Still seems like everyone is mad at Nichols and glossed over that fact that she was contractually entitled to hosting the finals.

 

FWIW, Deadspin isn't a single person with a single perspective. All of these are opinion stories by different writers with their own perspectives. I think all of this is ridiculous and overblown, but I don't think it's flip-flopping when different writers in the organization publish different opinions. It's probably a sign of a healthy workplace that allows different viewpoints.

 

Why would you assume she didn't?

 

Carron Phillips wrote both the articles though.

 

That's my assumption because if ESPN violated their contract then she could sue or get some sort of arrangement worked out. That's kinda the point in having something like that in a contract.

 

She went full Cannon Ball Run, just lower that zipper a little more and all will be forgiven.

 

Some people don't like female sports commentators because they are female and of course to each their own, they have that right. But flaws aside, many of the top male personalities have bad takes as well, I actually liked Rachel and Maria as commentators as a whole.

She was likely forced to apologize due to everything being aired out, but she did take ownership and apologize. Now hopefully both sides can come to a reasonable agreement and they can work out Maria's contract and keep it moving.

 

Taylor Rooks or gtfo!

 

“Woke corporation” that’s the biggest oxymoron I’ve ever heard haha