LeBron James’ Spokesman Adam Mendelsohn Is Under Fire For Saying He’s ‘Exhausted’ By Me Too And Black Lives Matter In Leaked Rachel Nichols Audio

• On Sunday the NY Times released leaked a private conversation between ESPN’s Rachel Nichols and LeBron James’ spokesman Adam Mendelsohn that is causing issues behind the scenes at the network after Nichols implied Taylor was a “diversity” hire
• During the conversation Mendelsohn could be heard saying that he was “exhausted” by the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movement which angered many who read the Times’ story
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Rachel Nichols isn’t the only one catching heat on the 4th of July, LeBron James’ spokesman Adam Mendelsohn is also under fire over some comments he told Nichols during a private phone conversation that was leaked to the media.

On Sunday, the NY Times released audio of a private conversation between Nichols and Mendelsohn that was recorded when Nichols forgot to turn off her camera inside her hotel room while inside the NBA bubble.

In the first recording, Nichols could be heard saying that her colleague Maria Taylor was promoted over her because she was black and ESPN was feeling the pressure to make a diversity hire.

Rachel Nichols: “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.” pic.twitter.com/aB5MifujuX

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 4, 2021

In the second recording, Mendelsohn told Nichols that he was “exhausted” by the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements which got a laugh from the ESPN personality.

Mendelsohn immediately received criticism for his comments.

You think you are exhausted? Try being black in America sir

— Heismyrock🗡🛡🔥 (@TashaRobinson4) July 4, 2021

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