The incident probably forced ESPN to sweeten their offer a bit and the competitor to counter. She didn't do anything wrong so all of this attention just increases her name recognition. And it probably made the decision even easier bc ESPN is getting comically bad at managing its talent.

Nichols didn't get fired but I think this incident follows her for awhile. I could see management being hesitant to put her in a prominent role in the future because they wouldn't want to deal with the potential backlash.