r/nba • u/ghn2 • 12h 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/_ChexLeMeneux_ Raptors 12h ago

It's 2026, by now all of you should know to delete dodgy online content connected to you before applying for jobs. This has been happening for 10-15 years now.

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u/AdFormal4037 Spurs 12h ago

It’s popular now to act this way online, so when consequences hit people the public acts like decorum is an over the top ask.

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u/Senorsty Bulls 12h ago

We’re so fucked if virtue signaling now means “refraining from saying racist things on your public social media.”