In an effort to turn the spotlight back to the upcoming NBA Finals, ESPN broadcaster Rachel Nichols on Monday offered an apology over the contents of a leaked phone call and comments she made about ESPN colleague Maria Taylor.
A New York Times report highlighted ESPN’s attempts to calm a year’s worth of animosity between the two that touched on racial issues and at one point caused several prominent ESPN personalities to take sides.
On Monday afternoon, Nichols opened “The Jump,” the daily NBA show she co-hosts, with a simple and straightforward message:
“So the first thing they teach in journalism school is don’t be the story. And I don’t plan to break that rule today