The Jump Archives - Awful Announcing

Rachel Nichols opens up on post-ESPN career, escaping ‘Stockholm syndrome’ of cable TV

"When you're in that ESPN world, there is a lot of sort of Stockholm syndrome of, this is the only thing that matters."

Malika Andrews will host ESPN’s new daily show NBA Today, premiering in October

The new show will premiere October 18th, replacing The Jump.

Kendrick Perkins has a bit of fun at Richard Jefferson’s expense for his ESPN morning show marathon

It looks like Richard Jefferson isn't a morning person or had a case of the "Mondays."

ESPN

With The Jump cancelled today, ESPN may be heading down a road without Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor

Rachel Nichols’ harmful comments are a reminder to treat your African American coworkers better

Implicitly or explicitly saying someone got a job because of their skin color is obviously wrong, but also harmful.

Rachel Nichols apologizes on-air for comments about Maria Taylor

This certainly doesn't feel like the end of the conversation.

Richard Jefferson to Kyrie Irving: “We in the media are not creating the clickbait. You and Kevin Durant are creating the clickbait.”

"You went on Kevin Durant's podcast, and you were saying these things. So we in the media are not creating the clickbait. You and Kevin Durant are creating the clickbait."

Vince Carter is heading to ESPN as a full-time analyst

Carter retired this summer after 22 seasons in the NBA, and was widely seen as a sought-after broadcaster. Now, he's headed to ESPN.

The Jump will be produced entirely from staffers’ homes when it returns Monday, one of the first ESPN shows to make that leap

A team of more than 30 people from departments across ESPN has been working on ways to let staffers produce studio shows from their homes. The first test of it will be with The Jump, beginning Monday, April 13.

ESPN is reportedly negotiating a buyout with Michelle Beadle, and may wind up reducing NBA Countdown overall

In addition to Countdown personnel changes, the show may wind up being less prominent overall, with The Jump potentially replacing it ahead of Saturday games.

NBA free agency will dominate ESPN next week with special episodes of ‘Get Up’ and ‘The Jump’

ESPN will be all over the NBA free agency coverage.

The map of Ontario ESPN showed on The Jump was hilariously inaccurate about the locations of Hamilton and Oshawa

This graphic put Hamilton south and west near Windsor, and Oshawa as far east as Kingston.

ESPN

Rachel Nichols slayed her interview with Mark Cuban, while giving leagues, teams, and schools a blueprint of how to deal with scandals

Rachel Nichols blasts Mavs’ handling of SI sexual harassment and domestic violence allegations, questions Mark Cuban’s response

"Are you a business that's okay with this kind of stuff, or aren't you? With the Mavericks, the problem does seem to be institutional."

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