After several months since her last appearance on ESPN, Rachel Nichols was recently seen hanging out with two NBA stars, looking very happy. The former host had a tumultuous exit from the so-called ‘worldwide leader of sports’ after some comments about the company, and Maria Taylor were leaked.
Following his departure from the network, we learned very little about Rachel and her whereabouts. Well, she recently linked up with Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and James Harden and had a nice time at what looked like a club.
By the looks of the pictures, you can tell that neither Rachel nor the players were in the best state, but that’s something that happens when you go out and party. After the pictures saw the light, plenty of fans had something to say about this.
Rachel Nicols chillin with Embiid and Harden pic.twitter.com/5FUVT2xjsl
— Jacob Moreno (@jmoreno76ers) July 23, 2022
As expected, they brought up Jimmy Butler in the conversation, who was rumored to have a secret relationship with Nichols, especially during the NBA bubble. NBA fans are hilarious most of the time, with many of them saying that Jimmy wouldn’t like to see Rachel hanging out with Embiid and Harden, while others said it was a strategy to bring the veteran swingman back to Philly.
https://twitter.com/Skagaritaville/status/1550893063593132037
Jimmy gonna see these picks and get jealous
— Jacob (@JocabM7) July 23, 2022
Don’t let Jimmy Butler see this
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) July 23, 2022
— hpatt0n (@hpatt0n) July 23, 2022
Uh oh.
— Ekim Yollom 🟧 (@Andimike1) July 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/H_TownEagle/status/1550883233214218248
Someone tag jimmy Butler
— Vee (@fiamm44) July 23, 2022
— Ryan #LOM (@RYAN_Philly215) July 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/AndrewKallmeyer/status/1550899882206150656
Lol love it
— Rhiannon (@Rhirae09) July 23, 2022
She’s a little close to harden 🤣🤣🤣
— LAYO J. RAMOS🏁💙 (@LAYORAMOS01) July 23, 2022
— Deon (@deontherealmvp) July 23, 2022
A little surprised over this considering the leaked phone call where she was miffed that she was losing her position over a diversity issue.
— Mauch64 (@Mauch64) July 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/FMVPJimmy/status/1550974413507641355
Hanging with a 1st round exit again
— James Monsanto (@JamesMonsanto6) July 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/Cant_guuard_me/status/1551067776508461062https://twitter.com/OfficialKi11a/status/1551142097545199618
Whatever it was, it looked like they had a great time and enjoyed each other’s company. It’s unclear if we’ll see Rachel on TV again, but perhaps these public appearances mean that something is brewing for her.
Meanwhile, Embiid and Harden are hopeful that the latter’s new deal can give the Sixers more flexibility to land the players they need to win the championship. It’s been a tough couple of seasons for them, but Sixers Nation is still confident they can go all the way and bring another championship to a fanbase that is tired of all the failures.
