ESPN host Maria Taylor might be leaving the sports activities community, weeks after remarks by a coworker suggesting Taylor’s race was a think about her promotion and assignments grew to become public.

Taylor and ESPN collectively introduced the departure Wednesday.

“After a lot dialogue, an settlement on a contract extension couldn’t be reached. In consequence, Maria’s final project for ESPN was final night time’s NBA Finals telecast,” the assertion reads.

Taylor’s portion of the assertion displays on her “nice teammates and associates” she has labored with on the community. “Phrases are insufficient to specific my boundless appreciation,” she said.

Earlier this month, a recorded dialog involving ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols grew to become public. Nichols, who’s white, suggests to the individual she is speaking to that Taylor bought her job internet hosting NBA Countdown as a result of she is Black.

Based on the Related Press, Nichols mentioned she needs “Maria Taylor all of the success on this planet — she covers soccer, she covers basketball. If it is advisable to give her extra issues to do as a result of you feel stress about your crappy longtime document on range — which, by the best way, I do know personally from the feminine facet of it — like, go for it. Simply discover it someplace else. You aren’t going to search out it from me or taking my factor away.”

After the feedback grew to become public, Nichols was faraway from her reporting project.