OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - July 2021

Maria Taylor turned down a $5 million/year contract offer from ESPN during a pandemic. Now, after a year of economic devastation, the offer is reported to now be between $2-3 million.

Rachel Nichols makes $1.5 million and has worked there for 26 years and ESPN breached her contract by putting Taylor in as the host of NBA Countdown even though contractually it was Nichols’ gig. Of course she’s salty, I’d be too.

Doris Burke makes under $1 million/year. I have no clue who Maria Taylor is but if she thinks she’s worth more than $5 million a year and more than 5x what Doris makes, she’s delusional. Burke and Nichols are pioneers in sports TV and this Taylor took a steaming dump on all women by rejecting a contract that is no longer on the table. The arrogance of Maria wanting “Stephen A money” is off the charts.

Taylor’s team leaking the video of Nichols as a negotiating ploy is cold-blooded.

https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/maria-taylor-espn-face-divorce-after-near-5-million-offer/amp/


At one point in negotiations with NBA Finals host and College Football national championship sideline reporter Maria Taylor, ESPN offered her a raise from her current salary of nearly $1 million per year that would eventually reach almost $5 million, according to sources.

Taylor turned it down.

Taylor, sources said, was hoping to be in the “Stephen A. Smith money” neighborhood, which is near $8 million annually.

 

I like Rachel. She's talented, knows her stuff on the NBA Front. She has paid her dues. I don't find what she said to be racist, but she should have kept it to herself. When you are a celebrity, you need to keep it close to the vest. She let her guard down.

 

I don’t understand why what Rachel said is bad?

Maria Taylor the NBA expert didn’t put Anthony Davis on any All-NBA team last season and that’s AFTER she turned down $5 million a year. She thinking she’s worth more than $5 million a year boggles the mind. Does anyone even watch the pre-game show or watch college football for a sideline reporter? She got that $5 million a year offer she rejected for one reason and ignoring that is shameful. Maria doesn’t look good at all with here silence and now Nichols got booted off the the Finals as Taylor stays quiet instead of backing her fellow female co-worker.

https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-m...vis-for-any-all-nba-teams-twitter-frenzy/amp/

ESPN’s Maria Taylor says she forgot to vote for Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis for the three All-NBA teams, and NBA Twitter went ballistic.

 

Now it gets interesting lol …..

 

If true, this is ridonkulous!

 

Now Woj is being brought into this whole thing. What a CF.

https://nypost.com/2021/07/06/espns-adrian-wojnarowski-latest-target-in-rachel-nichols-drama/

 

LeBron James Gets Mad At Announcer At Son Bronny Basketball Game & Police Have To Step In!

 

Quit posting bullshit man. You always do this. Cops where there for HIS security bro! Go back to finding your daily DOOMSDAY Covid articles to link.

 

Yay For Malika Andrews

 

Is that the example you want to set for your kid? That words make you take your ball and go home? What have we come to....

 

Watching Paul and Booker carve up drop coverage is crazy.

 

Then put that in bold at the top. The police didn't "have to step in".

 

I agree. They missed a ton of open looks. I look for them to be a lot more physical on defense, and hitting their open shots. Holiday needs to bring it on defense against Paul, the way he can.

 

...what about French cops, do they count?!

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...iefly-detained-paris-not-arrested-sources-say

 

I thought he already had