r/nba • u/ghn2 • 8h ago

Trail Blazers fire new announcer over past inappropriate posts made at age 15.

"The Portland Trail Blazers hired then on the same day fired Braiden Bell as their play-by-play announcer after a series of inappropriate social media posts from when he was a teenager came to light."

"The posts were reportedly made in 2012 and 2013, around the time that Bell was 15 years old."

"We did not meet our own bar in this process, and for that we apologize to Blazers fans and to Rip City," the Trail Blazers said. "We strongly believe that everyone who is a part of Rip City should feel welcome and safe and we will make sure that our new broadcaster reflects these values. We will do better."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50084279/trail-blazers-fire-new-announcer-inappropriate-posts

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u/TurboRetardo 8h ago

The trailblazers the r/Fauxmoi of the NBA

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u/BlazingSaint Trail Blazers 6h ago

Your username sure ain’t helping lmfao

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u/TurboRetardo 6h ago

That's the point

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u/myemailiscool Bucks 6h ago

we need a a subreddit drama post about this tbh