on espn.on how deeply, deeply sorry i am for disappointing those i hurt, particularly maria taylor. reporter: former espn colleague jemele hill.rt where you don t see a lot of black women in the role that maria is in, she hears that 100 times a day. so to the hear that from another woman colleague would be harmful and hurtful for her. reporter: reaction has been swift, not only targeting nichols but also espn. y all tried to give maria a job and it wasn t genuine and looked what happened. come on, man, its all the espn folk, we love both of them. reporter: this from the daughter of former n.b.a. star and current espn host jalenar and rose. maybe instead of crying and calling maria a diversity token, you can direct that energy to people who think there can only be one woman on that stage. reporter: maria taylor, a seven-year veteran of espn is still scheduled to host n.b.a. stnight.n for the finalshi nichols has been replaced as a