ESPN pulls Rachel Nichols' The Jump hours before the start of the NBA Finals

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Amid controversy over Nichols' "diversity" comments about Maria Taylor, ESPN yanked The Jump from today's schedule and replaced it with Jalen & Jacoby. The news comes hours after ESPN pulled Nichols from NBA Finals sideline reporter duties, but said she would continue hosting The Jump. New York Post sports media reporter Andrew Marchand reports "the plan" is to bring The Jump back on Wednesday.