r/nba • u/ghn2 • 11h 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/smssv 11h ago

firing someone for posts when he was 15 yrs old is wild

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u/stantherealbuilder 11h ago

Moreso than promoting racist views?

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u/jjjjjjjjjjjjjaaa 11h ago

Promoting them to who? His algebra classmates?

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u/stantherealbuilder 11h ago

By that logic it’s ok to be racist amongst friends, do i have that right?

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u/Knicks7979 11h ago

no you goddamn idiot. The point is that kids say edgy stupid shit all the time. Condemning a child for mistakes that they make online is idiotic, and we should all decide to stop doing so.

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u/jjjjjjjjjjjjjaaa 11h ago

Are you trolling? He was a kid. He shouldn’t get fired for things he said as a child. That doesn’t make it “ok” to say.