It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

Black colleague Maria Taylor was chosen to host the NBA Finals leading Nichols to suggest that the decision had been made because ESPN was “feeling pressure” over diversity efforts.

A transcript of that portion of the conversation published by the New York Times is below:

* Mendelsohn is LeBron James’ PR advisor

Nichols: So they said to me ‘Hey instead of hosting the NBA Finals, how about you do Doris [Burke, ESPN commentator]’s sideline reporter job for the NBA Finals?’ [pause] ‘Cause guess what that would clear the way for?

Mendelsohn: For her to do it full time.

Nichols: For Maria to do the hosting full time.

Mendelsohn: Yeah.

Nichols: So I have declined. I don’t know what their next move is, but they are feeling pressure because of…all of that, and I’m trying to figure out, like how to just…you know, my thing is, I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers football, she covers basketball.If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity — which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it — like, go for it. Just find it somewhere else. You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away.