complaints about racial insensitivity. she said simply being a front facing black woman at this company has taken its toll. physically and mentally. nickels is apologizing for disappointing those i hurt particularly maria taylor. and saying she s grateful to be on the team. espn pulled her from sideline duties and appointed malika andrews, who is black. and it was taylor who introduced andrews on tuesday night. and now it s my pleasure to welcome in malika andrews who will be on the sideline for the first time in an nba finals game in her career. reporter: now as onlookers speculate about nickels and taylor s futures at espn, the nba commissioner is speaking out against cancel culture. people recognize that people make mistakes, that careers shouldn t be erased, you know, by a single comment. reporter: brian stelter, cnn, new york. let s talk about this now with journalist maria schiavocampo, she is the host of run tell this which is a
times quoted her complaints citing insensitivity to racial. being a black woman at this company has taken its toll physically and mentally. nichols is apologizing. for disappointing those i heart, particularly maria taylor. reporter: and saying she is grateful to be on the team. espn pulled her from sideline duties and appointed malika andrews who is black, and it was taylor who introduced andrews on tuesday night. now it s my pleasure to welcome in malika andrews who will be on the sidelines for the first time in our career. reporter: now as they speculate about nichols and taylor s futures at espn, the nba commissioner is speaking out against cancel culture. people recognize that people make mistakes, that careers shouldn t be erased, you know, by a single comment. reporter: brian stelter, cnn, new york. well, fear of heights is pretty common, but not for some athletes in sweden with nerves
game. reporter: now as they speculate at their futures, the nba commissioner is speaking out against cancel culture. people recognize people make mistakes, that careers shouldn t be erased by a single comment. reporter: this leaked out at the same time maria taylor is trying to negotiate a new contract. that certainly seems fishy. let s face the facts about management. rachel nichols, maria taylor are on the same side. they are women working in a white male dominated profession. at the end of the day, that s what viewers want and should expect. this is a real black eye for espn. thank you very much, brian. and next we re going to take you inside myanmar. this is an incredible and exclusive look for how rebels are planning to take on military