Rachel Nichols Says ESPN Spied on Her Hotel Room Before Firing! Showtime All The Smoke Maria Taylor

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[@i.m.6758]

Man, Malika Andrews really makes you appreciate Rachel Nichols.

[@jsutigers8954]

💯

[@williamalexander9485]

💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@zaden176]

💯

[@Zoneread24]

Of course she ain’t mention Kobe she spoke about his rape case like the same week he died. Don’t forget her putting D rose on blast when he got his 50 pts in Minnesota, she spoke about his past allegations that were never true. She ain’t better than Malika

[@klashawnd]

Facts lol

[@Nbajunkie2782]

They were waiting for her to slip up. Everyone would be cancelled if we were recorded 24/7

[@DIDDYAINTDOSHIT909]

100%. They would also find alot of big booty Latinas on my phone aswell

[@SMthaodyessy]

Big fax

[@ShooShoo88]

For real!

[@IDontFeelNun]

I’d be canceled daily.

[@yahnathantasian5152]

That's one part of the overall goal for the world.

[@choppatool]

this was the worst expression of cancel culture. she literally said something everyone (with a brain) intrinsically knows, and said it in private. messed up world we're living in.

[@nukesimone6772]

You may think you "know" but it wasn't true. She was just bitter and entitled because she felt being there longer and being white meant she deserved more. Taylor was doing better numbers and had better ratings from audiences. End of the day ESPN cares about money and views. They will promote who their audience wants to watch. She was just pissed that Taylor had the audacity to be preferred over her and BLACK.

[@ChanBoogie310]

@@nukesimone6772 kind of a reach, people just blew it out of proportion. She didn’t say nothing outlandish they promised something to her, and tried to take it away in a suspicious period of time. Me being black it’s easy to see what ESPN was trying to do and now everyone else.

[@cinqone]

@@nukesimone6772you realize the only reason they asked her was because they felt they need a black person due to all the pressure

[@TheLirJEt86]

@@nukesimone6772 being there longer is the exact reason why people expect more at jobs you 🤡. Being white or black has absolutely nothing to do with this. You think she would’ve been cool if it was Erin Andrew’s coming for her job? Foh. And the fact you saying she was doing better numbers? Where, post something that proves that because Rachel ws beloved by the audience and by the players and staff. Horse shit race BS had nothing to do with this. Oh, and then maria left, 🤣.

[@justinjones2103]

All of cancel culture is bs. 99% of the time it's to go after white people. That's it

[@oliverjacobson3371]

Rachel worked hard, was fair and actually respected NBA players and utilized them, played HER role, and knew her role as the TV personality and not a former player, coach, etc. Just seeing how much Malike Andrew's is dropping the ball is a testament to how good Rachel was. Sometimes you don't know a good thing until it's gone and here's a prime example of that.

[@darkgardenrecords9264]

Yeah she never told players that they don’t know what they talking about

[@boohere2]

They turned on her because the other lady was black. That's the truth. ESPN wanted someone of color

[@brandont6492]

It was time for her to move on.

[@George-pz6mj]

It's safe to say after hearing Malika these past few months that we all dearly miss Rachel

[@joeyskywalker1322]

Nah they both sucked

[@isaiahharris1998]

Nah not really.

[@TPisBlazin]

They both cool. They give the news nothing more or less.

[@isaiahharris1998]

@@TPisBlazin I don't know them personally but I guess the ESPN version of themselves are meh. Maybe it's just me tho I guess 😑.

[@keymaster9200]

Facts

[@matjr331]

Majority of us mature adults didn’t take offense to what Rachel said ….

[@floridaterp561]

If you took offense are you then immature mike turner?

[@terrellmoses]

Nope and we also said welcome to party.

[@masonharkness6437]

@@floridaterp561 immature or incompetent, or both lol

[@chedreams]

Go away white man

[@johnlinks]

It's because you're white

[@novisoprano1420]

After hearing this interview I’m not mad at her no more now that I know the truth!! Put this women back on Tv asap.#Salute

[@Tee-OhBee]

That’s part of the problem though, throwing hate at someone before knowing the facts.

[@novisoprano1420]

@Bubba Saget blah blah

[@novisoprano1420]

@@Tee-OhBee blah blah 😒

[@neilmccomsey9550]

Her truth or spin. This isnt fact far as we know.

[@rzn2258]

​@@neilmccomsey9550THAT'S RIGHT !!! STAY MAD , BABY !!! Despite the fact that you most likely are clueless about the whole situation. BUT STAY MISERABLE , BABY !!!!

[@YoGunny]

That jimmy butler insert was pure gold 🤣

[@joyfaith1711]

No, YOUR comment is pure double entendre gold. I see what you did there…sneaky hilarious bass…. 😂

[@neugey]

Rachel seems so pleasant and down to earth compared to her on-air persona at ESPN. I wish her luck in her career. She didn't deserve all that nonsense.

[@elderassassin9673]

Seems. Watch the Michelle Beadle interview with Ariel helwani

[@Felipe-tt9ld]

She got humbled, she's a nobody now.

[@eghoseisiramen1892]

@@Felipe-tt9ld rlly nigga?

[@julian2238]

People quick af to pull the race card. She was actually spitting facts. The nba did appoint a black person SPECIFICALLY to appeal. They do not give a fuck about any of y’all 😂. Rachel put in her hours. She signed her contract. She earned that finals spot. She had every right to be mad at that situation. That girl did not earn her stripes. Rachel isn’t racist.

[@SmittyAZ]

@@julian2238 Has the USA changed so much that the majority would rather look at an attractive Black Woman vs an attractive White Woman on their TV? Yes, it even applies / applied to sports. How about YOUR local News Stations? --No need to answer, you know I'm just taking the piss out of people! 😁

[@Trey_W]

Rachel earned every penny. She was a joy to watch and had the ability to lift the room.

[@Piccolopete]

She a ho ho ho

[@starfishandroid]

U know they watched Jimmy Butler clap cheeks.

[@Rverz702]

Apparently she was lifting nba player Spirits” as well.. since ESPN Breached contract they started spying on her hotel room with the hopes of using the footage to blackmail her and weasel their way out of the agreement

[@mattk8810]

@@starfishandroid exactly. She kept fucking players.

[@theboyt8324]

@@mattk8810 you have a reliable source or just chatting shit?

[@tdotgang538]

“Who knows what else they saw” *cuts to pic of Jimmy Butler* 😂

[@stevenjamaalwallace-tull528]

I can always hear her signing off in my head "this is Rachel Nichols, ESPN"

[@atrainexpress0110]

She has a right to feel how she felt in her own privacy

[@natejay82]

That's what I said and I am a black man. We all said some unlawful things in our private area.

[@maxmeier532]

That spying shit is super creepy and scandalous. Who would watch her for hours in her hotel room. I absolutely would.

[@bubblelex5051]

@@maxmeier532 lmaooo

[@Black____]

@@maxmeier532 😂 Imagine what you would see

[@mellomoose_]

@@Black____ jimmy butler

[@dpolanco96]

She should start her own podcast and do interviews with athletes, that would be dope af 😭

[@illmaticisrael7062]

yes

[@angelocadena7094]

jimmy would be proud..

[@adamkern3548]

she could definitely pull that off. Many from her background in the sports media business would not be capable of success in journalism if they had to be independent and without corporate backing. But Rachel is talented at what she does.

[@a-t5380]

Like on a black couch! Like a casting of sorts.. I have a name on the tip of my tounge but can't quite figure it out.

[@illmaticisrael7062]

@@a-t5380 😂

[@jb_bmwrepairlyfe4704]

She should definitely file a law suit against ESPN

[@doughboy1271]

It’s a smart idea, but the thing is it’s too late now, which is probably what she feels like

[@csp4454]

Them Jimmy Butler cutaways are hilarious 😂😂😂! But damn ESPN was cut throat asf the way they did that🤦

[@fellaent]

“I was in the Bubble…and i was using different ‘equipment’ than what i use at home…..” *cuts to Jimmy Butler’s face* y’all funny as sh*t for that 😂😂😂😂

[@imaginatewithdad-n-me5245]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gregorypowell5473]

Yeah that was funny ass hell 😂😂 😂 Jimmy Buckets was blowing that back out

[@matjr331]

I instantly kinda chuckled lol

[@MrRacecourser]

@@mikeplata3134 *them guts 😂

[@VicRattleHead28]

@@gregorypowell5473 You keep posting this everywhere. Grow up

[@slaveofgod3481]

now we got Malika Andrews making our space political

[@Sportsbreak149]

Freaking keep politics out of sports so annoying. Ya know?

[@Nedo_ao]

Malika too emotional but I never heard many things she said was political, I don't think that's the right word to use but I got what you meant

[@TanRicky321]

She’s a feminist

[@slaveofgod3481]

@@Nedo_ao the roe v. Wade ish, and the protect women narrative.

[@joebucketsTV]

Rachel Nichols said political stuff, too. Politics is a part of life. It's not like when you play sports you're magically exempt from it or it doesn't exist, it's still there just like it is for the rest of us lol. What I will say is the difference, though, is that Nichols was much better about not showing blatant bias like Andrews does. Her points were also a lot more coherent than Malika Andrews', mostly because she actually listened to what ppl said. Andrews kinda just starts ranting and then you're like, "But, no one said that...what are you talking about right now?"

[@RandyG6]

Thanks for talking over the ending

[@kylepatrick215]

Nah u wrong for putting a picture of jimmy butler and saying “who knows what else they saw 😅😂😂😂😂😂 I’m literally dead 💀

[@jakubkosiba4018]

She just got hired to work for Showtime sports. Well deserved!

[@user-uc4ot3jv5g]

I wish her well. Im praying that perv gets arrested for spying on her

[@foundernodeholder5097]

@@user-uc4ot3jv5g it was the snake malika

[@amosbat8011]

@@foundernodeholder5097 lmaoooo that got me cracking

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Yeah, but I'm sure she misses those break rooms with Perk, T-Mac, Pierce, and sometimes Carter with them having nothing on but their sneakers.

[@fatheruvthor8089]

Good for showtime they got a good 1!

[@adamserrano5406]

I miss Rachel. She was amazing and ESPN really did her wrong.

[@BrisLS1]

I agree. As she said, she worked her butt off for many years, and if the contract was as stated, she got ripped off here. Never liked her, but that's just from the POV that they could have hired a model from FHM magazine or something. From day one, I could never stop looking at her teeth, which looked pretty mangled for an upper class person from money, but now it's her body weight ballooning up about 40 pounds. But hey, that's on me. She's about the game being played, and it's the viewer's job to focus on that topic. And this video is about a broken contract, so there.

[@CitsVariants]

@@BrisLS1butt off

[@khalilwashington1276]

She did herself wrong talking bad

[@BHG4LKalilDaeShon]

@@BrisLS1 You're a literal goofy bro. Judging her by her physical flaws🤦🏿‍♂️

[@BrisLS1]

@@BHG4LKalilDaeShon I know I should not. But they just had EA in the Super Bowl. Can't say it's not a physical job.

[@uchihamadara6211]

"Who knows what else they saw..." *shows pic of Jimmy Butler* 🤣

[@johnnyguiney2909]

Please tell me she has a lawsuit pending. You can't let them off the hook like that.

[@retroguy1976]

for real doe especially spying in her hotel room thats a big no no

[@zacadams8263]

she had a massive legal strong point and ESPN and her reached a settlement pretty dang quickly... AKA she got screwed out of her dream job, but she walked away with a huge bag... I saw a KZbin lawyer say he'd guesstimate between $8-$12 million (have to factor in lawyer fees and taxes) but if she was making $1.5m to 1.75m a year (also have to factor in taxes)... she walked away with about 5-6 years of pay and then got to sign a contract multi-million dollar contract with Showtime Sports immediately which is rumored to also include points (equity) in the programs she has helped produce... even fractions of a point of equity in these shows add up... AKA AGAIN financially it more than worked out for her, but again got screwed out of her dream job as one of the main sportscasters for one of the biggest sports broadcasting outlets in ESPN (especially NBA rights) and she'll never get that type of shine again

[@carl5959]

The Jimmy Butler pick half way through made me laugh 😂😂

[@travontefields6010]

Right thought I was the only one

[@Sammy2g3]

🤣🤣🤣

[@WinDmillz214]

Oms I'm dying

[@jarrettreynolds4560]

I wonder if it recorded him smashing her during the bubble?

[@Sunsn7]

Talking shit about ESPN's cheap shots of Rachel Nichols and this guy delivers a couple of his own based on hearsay.

[@mixbreed451]

😢 I feel her pain. It sucks to work years for something and have your moment taken from you

[@sintwo0one]

They replaced a white woman with a black woman

[@elderassassin9673]

Watch the Michelle Beadle interview with Ariel helwani its a good perspective it covers Rachel Nichols a little.

[@maxinefowler1186]

I m a Black and Cherokee Indian Female. I also work in Entertainment, these White looking Women have lots of highly paid Positions. They make Me jump through extra hoops, for NO REASON! They are a good old Girl Club. Snobs. Oh please, these Black Men are now the subject. They are ALWAYS against Us Black Women , we are from their own neighborhoods. I think they date and sleep with these White Women too much. Management doesn't do anything How do I know, it happens to Me all the time. Black Men have Daughters, & Mothers so someone is doing this same B.S to them as happens to Me. Finally, I was fed up, and I sued in a Court of law for being constantly passed over in favour of White Men. I WON!

[@younglove3362]

That's what happens when you work under someone instead of running your own

[@Peytonwatson14]

@@younglove3362 that’s my goal

[@oldrulesandnewrulesarethesame]

Who knew whatelse they saw " inserts pic of Jimmy Buckets" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@curtaviuskenner2842]

When she said "They heard some Juicy".... We know exactly what she talking about 😂

[@cannon5041]

Having Jimmy Butler's picture in the background is hilarious. 😂

[@MyCelticsBlewIt]

All i see is biggie and nipsey... I dont see jimmy anywhere lol

[@cannon5041]

@@MyCelticsBlewItSomeone edited him in the video.

[@303Smilezzz]

@@MyCelticsBlewIt @ 2:38 bro lmao

[@MyCelticsBlewIt]

@@303Smilezzz idk how tf i missed that lol i shoulda waited before i opened my mouth 😂😂😂

[@bmike2521]

What's the relevancy?

[@josephrodriguez8418]

we miss you rachel!! start your own show!!

[@krlm2280]

She's gonna host and produce her own sports show on showtime this is probably why she was a guest on here

[@AllThingsKen]

no we dont

[@mannydaprofit2869]

She doing only fans now

[@lowellstewart2821]

@@mannydaprofit2869 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@losangelesmade4153]

@@AllThingsKen 😆

[@beanindividual4000]

"I did the things you would do on your first day in a hotel room. I spent HOURS unpacking. Called my husband." Lol.

[@TheLirJEt86]

Who the Frick calls their doctor when they arrive to their hotel? 🤣.

[@Flymula]

I MISS Rachel Nichols and the jump especially with thecreativity with they segments she made any basketball news headline story or not entertaining asf

[@chuyozuna2398]

NBA Today is mad boring, The Jump was a solid show especially the variety of guests they had

[@izzya1282]

she did the only thing I didn't like was the D rose thing that was uncalled for but everything else she was cool asf

[@1990758]

That show was horrible awful. Everybody on there agree with everything she said even these 2 characters.

[@newthrash1221]

- said no one

[@supremeleem9488]

Rachel wasn't perfect I remember when she brought up DRose's allegations after his 50 point game, however Rachel has never power tripped as hard as Malika has.

[@douchebagme]

She don't like Kobe!!!! Always bringing up his rape case

[@haywardsmartin1923]

I believe espn put that in her script to say that about DRose.

[@IkeOkpobiri]

What allegation?

[@quentinjones6877]

@@IkeOkpobiri he had a rape case when Chicago traded him to New York a few years back

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

Rachel knew her role unlike Malika.

[@ramonrodriguez69]

Lmao @that Jimmy Butler pic.

[@charliehanscome6456]

I used to watch ESPN every day faithfully when they started bringing politics into it ,I want to say around 2017 I haven’t watched ESPN since.

[@Jfroosevelt]

Espn still exist

[@JHC2812]

She’s always a pleasure to listen to!

[@bobboy5508]

And to look at.

[@tonytango4253]

yea and look at she is beautiful.

[@misaelmartinez2115]

Beauty and brains

[@eddythewire3755]

@@tonytango4253 Malika more beautiful if you say otherwise it’s racism. But I know you are so don’t try to justify.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@eddythewire3755 Please let this be a joke

[@juliovega1930]

She’s 100% in the right!!! She earned that through her hardwork!

[@jeepaz79]

Haven't watch ESPN for years. I'm glad I haven't

[@HumanOptimization]

Wow! I had no idea about the truth to this story. crazy.

[@philnleblanc6664]

The Jimmy Buttler pics thrown in there had me dying 💀 😂

[@getnanoed]

Fill me in please I sit in the back I fell asleep. TIA!!

[@JosePerez-db3cv]

@@getnanoed there’s a rumor that’s her and jimmy did something while locked up in the bubble for that playoff year

[@jarrettreynolds4560]

@@JosePerez-db3cv it’s pretty obvious Jimmy let Rachel have lil’Jimmy to play with while they were in the bubble.

[@retroguy1976]

he might have tapped it who knows I would

[@kingsupreme25]

Yea... They're foul for that... She's talking about some equipment she used in the bubble 🤣😂🤣😂

[@cblack4413]

"The Jump" was a show that kept getting better,and better.Rachel was always fair,and covered my Raptors awesomely during their run,and watched the show even when we were not in contention.You could see how much she genuinely enjoyed doing the show.

[@kellystewart1723]

Rachel Nichols need to sue ESPN for invasion of privacy that's my opinion

[@luish777]

When she said she left for the bubble and she was using a whole different set of equipment than what she had at home lol

[@gseric4721]

Still feel so bad about what happened to Rach. You can still hear the pain in her voice at certain parts of this clip.

[@jiggafromstatefarm9997]

She shouldn’t have said what she said about Kobe after His death

[@jodyjo804]

@@jiggafromstatefarm9997 what did she say?

[@mindovomatter5181]

@@jiggafromstatefarm9997 true, she would be still working the same agenda.

[@rahiemthomas5617]

@@jiggafromstatefarm9997 you need to elaborate on this one.

[@rahiemthomas5617]

@@mindovomatter5181 what's true? Exactly what did Rachel say about Kobe Bryant after he died?

[@JONIJOHNSON28]

I loved her monologues about NBA players that she did on the jump. I thought she was great at it and sincere. We all make mistakes and things can be taken out of context, but Rachel was very good at her ability to draw a player in and she asked great questions. I really hope she gets something better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joecalhoun6476]

I guess you do not know the full story about Rachel Nichols. How can sleeping with players be taken out of context?

[@s1l453]

@@joecalhoun6476 Is that why they fired her?

[@BobbyP5985]

@@joecalhoun6476 It wasn’t just a player it was Jimmy Butler. Anyone would sleep with him including myself and I’m a straight male.

[@Euu_-tc6hz]

@@joecalhoun6476 pretty sure it isnt against the rules like ime did so thats not a good reason to fire her

[@socialistbatman1211]

@@joecalhoun6476 you a grown man out here gossiping like a female about a married woman...

[@joelopez843]

Always looked forward to her interviewing players. So pleasant to look at, extremely knowledgeable and very camera friendly.

[@bigpapisosa7097]

She will always be my biggest ESPN crush ❤️ sad to see her go out like that

[@logicallgaming]

i miss all the little segments they did with her while she was the host of the jump.

[@jagj3600]

I miss her monologues ngl

[@dandelice4370]

Savage for inserting that Jimmy Butler pic, but honestly that timing couldn’t have been better 😂😂😂

[@gabelincoln3608]

On godddd🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

Why did they have to do that? Lol

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Killed me for real 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😭😭

[@JNALOPEZ209]

Killed me

[@angelo2423]

First off let me say this. Whom ever ESPN wants to hire to run this or that fine, but SHAME on who ever spied on her in her hotel room at ESPN. She could have taken a shower, got undressed or even talked about personal stuff with her husband. I’d be fuming if I were her.

[@YeYongjiang-eb8jx]

her mistake

[@LynxStarAuto]

You know the whole studio was watching when Buckets knocked on the door. 😂

[@trevorbarber7624]

The Rachel/Jimmy Butler photo had me DYING

[@moe9984]

Did they actually hook up though?? Like where is there actual proof that this happened lol

[@jonathanking8429]

@@moe9984 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6TEgnWdfadqbLM here you go dawg

[@cgray5559]

It wasnt random that she all of a sudden was asked to use a bunch of software she wasnt familiar with, that had spy potential. That's the creepy part.

[@DualityUnlimited]

Very much so. To me she should be able to sue ESPN on those grounds alone.

[@tjswann3768]

Exactly. They set her up. They were going to blackmail her out of the position.

[@LeChina]

Gangster shxt lmao

[@TheBlkpaladin]

@@tjswann3768 of course, that's the way these high power businesses work today.

[@tjswann3768]

@@TheBlkpaladin and these fools get too comfortable being around that they missed the ones that cut their eyes at them

[@alariclofton7429]

I want to thank you for this video. I felt some kinda way about Rachel Nichols after the fallout from the Maria Taylor situation. The media narrative played it like Rachel had a problem with it. But if you promised me a spot with that type of personal sentimental value, I would not give that one up - but I would have come up with we can both do it - Win, Win...

[@MrClearlySpeak]

Malika Andrews makes you wish Rachel Nichols was back.

[@NETBU]

nah bro, rachel be doing the same shit

[@Black____]

Y’all who say this are so delusional

[@eugenemotes9921]

@PoeticJustice they were rapists

[@chuyozuna2398]

She also sucks bro

[@trequangregg3209]

@@Black____ they aren’t delusional, they just have an opinion like you do apparently

[@shaunbang]

Rachel really got screwed man. She did nothing wrong other than fighting for her position that she rightfully earned. It’s truly a shame that she was completely removed from everything when she was literally the woman that paved the way for every other woman in the industry

[@UR2much]

They herd that bed 🛌 squeaking got mad af 😂ran an told, it was a basketball player again 😂

[@williamvelazquez659]

A lot of people miss Rachel Nichols she was good at it..very talented

[@hanyelhag1664]

Can Rachel sue ESPN for that ? What they did was surely unethical

[@IDontFeelNun]

Lol they would drown her in legal fees. They got billions. She does not.

[@JoeKickass324]

She left it on

[@chumcalmdown]

No. It was most likely footage already held against her

[@VeggieRice]

there are many times that employers, even in fortune 500 companies, will drum up a contract which includes stipulations that violate various labor laws. these are often high paying jobs, people accept these unreasonable clauses bc they knew the payout & visibility are worth it to further their career

[@maxmeier532]

@@IDontFeelNun I dont think it's that. She probably knows the game, if you burn that bridge noone is going to hire you again, not just espn. And she aint ready to give things up and start a podcast lmao. if this was about what's right or about the money she for sure would have gotten a legal team and she could afford it. It's a potentially huge pay out and espn would want to do damage control and not have this public for a longer period of time.

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

She should have got a major lawsuit against them "invasion of privacy"

[@cowboylegends4life681]

That's F'd up man... I had no idea these idiots fired her. She's been on air and around for DECADES!!! Naw, I'm a black man and I know this s*** isn't right... You deserve better Rachel...

[@staz8999]

Thank you for posting this. All I know the one who replaced Rachel can barely form a sentence and covers everything. Truly sad

[@South1000ga]

Adam Silver had basically hit the nail on the head with what he said about it. He basically said this is ESPN pitting 2 women against each other in Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor. That is just totally wrong

[@andyo4317]

Sometimes you say something to a friend in confidence, venting if you will, that you don’t even mean. For that to be all she said (while legit spied on) and her to get fired over it is unbelievably sad.

[@NowFaithIs31]

Oh dear, it's an unfortunate situation to find yourself in. Lord have mercy upon us. It scared me to only speak flowers and perfumes about everybody. I am not able to speak my mind and get in hot water. Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8

[@justiceforall3739]

She didn’t say anything wrong!

[@NowFaithIs31]

@@justiceforall3739 Not really she spoke her mind. In the Caribbean we have a saying "Not Every Truth Is To Be Made Known" you could pay for the consequences of your "Truth" Less Is Best! Not even to my Father or Mother I am candid with. If I was married I'd be careful too because I have to give an account for my words to the One True Living God Almighty who I Love, Fear and Reverence with Joy

[@johndeere8594]

The corporations are cowards and scared to death someone is going to turn the channel. Political correctness and this woke culture is killing this country.

[@gokuswanson2037]

All she did was say outloud what we all know is true

[@MichaelDeGree-iz1hm]

I don't understand why she is not suing for invasion of privacy, and breach of contract....

[@ISOkeem13]

For real. I had this in my watch later for a long time lol. Idk why I’m finally getting to this.

[@TheLAGopher]

Because the full extent of what was spyed on would have to be put in the public record under discovery by the defense. Sure she would win in court. But it would destroy her personal life if anything hinky had been going on in that room such as an alleged affair with a player.

[@stergiosziogas3002]

I just heard crimes ,crimes by the book and ethical issues from ESPN. And you can imagine how many things she didn't tell.

[@CLINTTHECOOL]

Worked with her briefly as a intern. She is way more involved in the making of the show than I thought.

[@dhinton1]

The Jump was HER brand. I knew that she was gonna be 100% hands-on with it.

[@IDontFeelNun]

Yo they definitely saw Jimmy knocking down Rachel.

[@lucafigueiredo6005]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DOLLAMAC190]

🤣😂 I mean deep gut divin, ya hear me?!

[@Alien_DNA_]

They were watching with one hand occupied

[@Splashhyo]

@@Alien_DNA_ outta pocket 💀

[@WillSmith-ui1pb]

They obviously didn't, but they had a hunch

[@mercury0855]

That’s disgusting behavior and when it happened to Erin Andrews she sued someone and there was a public sentiment that recording someone like that and invading their privacy was reprehensible behavior. There should be criminal charges filed and people should go to prison over that. Just my opinion

[@YeYongjiang-eb8jx]

except that's just your opinion, it's her own mistake

[@alexpea4379]

​@@YeYongjiang-eb8jx How was it her fault?

[@siccmadewhiteboy]

I love her. Notice she looks way less stressed now. What a cool woman.

[@datdude1021]

She’ll be at FS1 in no time.

[@kingsleylaurent562]

I thought the same thing

[@redsmoke6541]

On the herd

[@datdude1021]

@@redsmoke6541 i think if she go over there they’ll give her, her own version of the jump and put her on the air at the same exact time

[@TGF25]

Nope! She got a deal with SHOWTIME now! So, that's that!

[@tuckerj456]

We hope

[@nekow1785]

I really miss Rachel. ESPN is hella evil for what they did to her

[@ayalewdessieabebe]

We don't need her back

[@sococomfort22s34]

Disney

[@isaiah904s]

Lol bet you didn't know this channel had a totally different opinion on this a year ago quit being sheep 🐑

[@Cavaliers71]

Disney, not espn. Notice how the hotel is also from disney

[@jamestheradioman]

Agreed

[@loverboy_jayy5652]

Love you Rachel, always appreciated your smile and energy..only face of any woman I remember by heart after every other nba game interview 😢

[@erodriguez1925]

Rachel Nichols was awesome. Miss her covering the NBA.

[@DESOUSAB]

Poor Jimmy Butler, though - the real victim in all of this...

[@mckoyjames9047]

I from beginning thought she was blackballed literally she did nothing wrong

[@shadshad2972]

They definitely had dirt on her

[@MrChiCity3]

She still hasn't addressed the real issue. She Publicly Pretended to be an ally of Black people. But Privately, she doesnt care about people of color getting a chance.

[@justincredible9593]

@@shadshad2972 YEA HAVE TO AGREE THAT HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING THEY KICKED HER FROM HER DREAM JOB SHE WOULD OF SUED LIKE CRAZY IF THEY DIDN'T

[@interceptingfist5682]

​@@justincredible9593 settled out of court

[@joebowen8599]

Miss her on TV for real

[@Grjj]

Always Been A Big Fan Of Rachel and Always Will No Matter What Happens!❤️

[@bige6922]

They did her dirty.

[@yamutha2]

“who knows what else they saw…” THE JIMMY BUTLER PIC😂😂

[@AB-ij2mv]

As a black man Rachel was cool and seemed very genuine dealing with other black athletes. I like her , from what I see she has my support.

[@Unknownuser017]

Tf does being black have to do

[@davidmanson7159]

I agree wholeheartedly, look what they did on NBC Sunday Night Football. They put Roddy Harrison and sometimes Coach Dungy out in the cold. Put Chris Simms and Jason Garret in the warm boot desk.

[@merc_diggler1847]

Miss her so much, hands down best female talent they had…

[@eddythewire3755]

You miss her white ass clown

[@OneThousandBirds]

Jimmy knows

[@frank-xp6pj]

That’s subjective & your opinion BUT still even the ones I may think are better NONE of them should be making millions $$$$$ that’s completely absurd, Maybe $200k a year max for the best but when we get over $400k annually it’s just throwing money away.

[@devinroberts3440]

@@frank-xp6pj you sound broke

[@Matt-xg7nb]

Unfortunately big companies like this will never be held accountable

[@dareonallen9574]

Yup

[@triocha233]

That’s why y’all got Guns

[@spiritoflifeinchristminist9764]

Having new jersey roots. I was a little familiar with R.Nichols from her days of covering the NJ Nets as a rookie young reporter. She seemed nice watching her from a far. I feel sorry for what happened to her.....

[@magneto44]

the Jump back in the day was a blast

[@deborahmclain7242]

Well missed Rachel. God has something better for you.

[@nectarpeach2853]

Yea local weather girl

[@Let-Me-Cook69]

I love how all this gravitate towards Malika. she spoke her mind and is men listened. don't get fooled by pretty face i learned that 10 years ago and I'm not even 30

[@aquaviii]

how old are you now

[@jonjonand1]

I would have two words for ESPN....LAWSUIT!

[@Class_357]

Lawsuit is one word....

[@lutherasomani8261]

It now makes sense how the Jimmy smashing Rach rumors started.

[@hazardman79]

She’s one of the best sports reporters 💯

[@jasonbatista6273]

One of the best from the woman, not much competition there

[@AlexandreG]

@@jasonbatista6273 Not her fault ESPN only hires Malikas and Shalikas. Even if they hipocritically hire specifically a person with black skin, they could find many with talent. Problem is they don't give a fuck. Their interview be like: "Ok U black? U cute? Hired." or "Ok U black? U ex WNBA player? Perfect, just take my fucking money"

[@chuyozuna2398]

@@AlexandreG Kendrick Perkins is a great example of your comment, he’s a terrible NBA analyst yet got hired because he played in the league despite being a very mediocre player

[@AlexandreG]

@@chuyozuna2398 agree that he's not the best, but ultimately they make an entertainment show and I can see where his personality fits there, like SAS I also think he's bad but gotta admit sometimes it's funny to watch. Even Molly had her moments besides being so annoying. But Malika I just can't fucking watch, make me cringe the way she handles her show so full of herself always arguing like she's not just a moderator. Maria Taylor is not very annoying at least but she's definitely noy funny, but whatever they're perfect for wackk ass americans who watch entertainment shows just to feel better about themselves because they spent a hour watching black people, like they're doing charity or something 😂 USA is so pathetic, for me is just funny=watch, no funny= nope

[@eddythewire3755]

No she is not and everyone was shitting on her.

[@Jnoel608]

I always liked how bubbly she was on the Jump. A lot of people hated in her because she’s a female but she was an entertaining host.

[@Black____]

“Hated” on her ecause she’s a female?? 😂😂 Ok

[@Mj-kb6ig]

@@Black____ Exactly. These people are tone deaf. 🙄. No one hated on her, and especially because she's a female. These posts act like we're living in 1962 and not 2022. She should've kept her job? But we all heard the rumors from the bubble. Plus, Maria was on climb up.

[@Jnoel608]

@@Black____ I’m dead serious, go look at the comment section before all this went down. You would see lots of memes and trolling. They do it with Molly too, and I’m not gonna lie that shit be funny. But let’s not pretend we don’t know the reason they don’t give her props.

[@nysguy07]

She was awful but it had nothing to do with her gender. The questions she asked at press conferences were laughable.

[@playingserious9108]

Kobe, derrick Rose...

[@LarryLadale]

Charles Barkley said they are over worked and under paid. Sounds about Right

[@bigpapacheese7146]

ESPN is MAD SHADY for that!

[@positiveinfluence4647]

Shot out to Rachel ❤…she looks younger and healthier in this interview, good for her! God bless

[@owainkanaway8345]

She still looks hot, and damn she got a bust. You have to wonder if she is "loyal" to her husband.

[@flexman70]

Healthier and robust🙂

[@s3dghost]

@@flexman70 mhmm

[@KK-pm7ud]

I cannot believe that ESPN management was okay with that. The level of disrespect shown to Rachel vs Maria is not even close. To allow that to happen and to be okay with someone watching her in her hotel room is not cool.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

I can believe it. ESPN are vermin

[@danb.6294]

The old saying: Poor planning on your part does not constitute emergency on me.

[@thematrix3431]

Bro. People absolutely TRASH others behind closed doors. Without even knowing she was being recorded she spoke openly honestly AND respectfully of her colleague. The fact she got canceled is dumb to me and I'm a POC. She was also EXCELLENT at her job.

[@TheLirJEt86]

What’s a POC? Piece of chit? 🤣

[@nickrussell9646]

But she didn't trash anyone...

[@MK-zz5qe]

​@@TheLirJEt86person of color

[@TheLirJEt86]

@@MK-zz5qe lol my bad. Now I know, Roger That

[@Miketoomanyhobbies]

I’ve always missed her. She was amazing at her job

[@jamesreid5950]

She sucked. What the hell you watching?