Social Media Explodes as Rumors Spread That ESPN's Rachel Nichols Had Affair With NBA Star
Did Rachel Nichols have an affair with an NBA star in 2020? NBA Insider Chris Haynes reported last [...]
Jimmy Butler getting ready before he sees Rachel Nichols pic.twitter.com/SCp70FcgTY
— Nash (@SunsPlayoffSZN) July 6, 2021
One fan wrote: "I'll never ever understand what happened here and even when someone explains it to me, I'll just remain oblivious."
Jimmy Butler hooked up with Rachel Nichols in the bubble when Malika Andrews was right there. pic.twitter.com/FieStJH6Gs
— Coronapocalypse N😷W (@coronapocaIypse) July 6, 2021
It's clear this fan is not happy with Butler. Again, this is just a rumor, meaning it's likely that it didn't happen. And if it did, Butler or Nichols will not talk about it.
Security at the Bubble when they saw Rachel Nichols leaving Jimmy Butler room at midnight pic.twitter.com/vmWn3WEXyW
— Kwame Brown (@KwameBurnerAcct) July 6, 2021
One fan thinks that this isn't the first time for Nichols. The person wrote: "I know Jimmy wasn't her first rodeo ( ENTANGLEMENT )."
Streets are saying Jimmy Butler slept with Rachel Nichols...Boy ain't no way boy...
— Aki Ekezie (@AkiEkezie) July 6, 2021
Another person wrote: "Jimmy can get whatever he wants pretty much. Scheming with an older married woman don't make sense but whatever."
Man ........that Rachel Nichols throwing the marriage under the bus to save her career just hits differently this morning.....Jimmy butler pic.twitter.com/XjhwqHca3e
— Fruit loops (@Dave75812038) July 6, 2021
"My prayers go out to Jimmy Butler… his therapist and girlfriend Rachel Nichols is in a really tough place rn," a social media user wrote. "Now he won't have anyone to cry too after wanting to give up on his team."
Jimmy Butler and Rachel Nichols did what in the bubble??? pic.twitter.com/7YVBRoZvZ7
— Boki 2K (@Boki2k) July 6, 2021
Another person wrote: "Dog this Jimmy Butler Rachel Nichols shit is HILARIOUS and now Ersan Ilyasova in the mix too.
Jimmy Butler and Rachel Nichols low key cute as hell together in this bubble interview. 🛳 pic.twitter.com/6G5jEXdxFY
— Brian Tilghman (@xBUMSKIx) July 6, 2021
Fans looked back at past interviews with Nichols and Butler to see if they were into each other. Nichols is married and has two kids. Butler and his girlfriend have a daughter who was born in 2019.