Meet Taylor Rooks, stunning NBA host labeled 'baddest woman in sports' and has Joy Taylor showing love
Olivia Shea
Published Oct 02, 2026
TAYLOR Rooks has been labeled 'the baddest woman in sports' by her adoring fans.
And the NBA host even has Fox Sports presenter Joy Taylor showing her love on social media.
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Taylor, 30, is a popular face on TNT's NBA coverage and also works on Thursday Night Football as well as Bleacher Report.
She began her career covering recruitment and trade stories for Scout.com while studying broadcast journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Taylor's first screen time came with the CBS Sports Network when she was just 19, and she has since worked for Comcast SportNet Chicago and Fox Sports.
In February 2022, fans began wondering about her dating history after she was spotted with a social media billionaire.
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But despite a high-profile job, Rooks is often known for keeping her personal life out of the spotlight.
Fans last year had reason to believe Rooks was dating Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
But a relationship has not been confirmed despite the rumors online.
Taylor has over 560,000 followers on Instagram and often looks radiant in her posts.
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Taylor recently shared a photo of her in a red and pink dress and told her fans to tune into her NBA Twitter Live watchalong.
And fans fell head over heels in love with the basketball host.
One replied: "Ok but you look amazing."
Another commented: "This is why you are the baddest women in sports."
And a third noted: "Always looking good."
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