ESPN NBA analyst Rachel Nichols found herself trending on social media for terrible reasons that had nothing to do with anything that she had done.
On Saturday morning, Paul Pierce went viral after he went live with a ton of strippers at his home.
A viewer on the live stream made a comment about Pierce’s ESPN colleague Rachel Nichols which also went viral and put Nichols’ at one of the top trends of the social media app.
ESPN reporter Jenna Laine took exception to misogynistic fans getting Nichols trading for such an absurd reason.
People say, ‘Oh, it was a joke. Lighten up.’ Remember in the NBA Bubble, when a player (I’m redacting the name out of respect) accidentally posted what sounded like explicit audio on IG Live? Jokes were made about two female reporters there. It’s a pattern. And it’s disgusting.
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN)
Laine made sure to fire back at all the awful fans who defended the reason why Nichols was trending.
