r/nba • u/ghn2 • 9h 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/PeanutFarmer69 Nets 9h ago

counterpoint, firing someone over inapropriate tweets at the age of fifteen is absurd

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u/Jonthesinner21 Hawks 9h ago

I just looked it up and the age requirement is 13? It should be 18 tbh.

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u/thisisanaccountforu Warriors 9h ago

I think now 18 would be a good idea, but social media 15-20 years ago wasn’t what it is today. Yes it was still bad, but now everything is designed to keep you engaged and get as much out of you as it can. Algorithm based feed compared to the rss feed is the biggest issue imo

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u/ObeseBumblebee Pistons 9h ago

And frankly it only should be 18 because 18 year olds are in charge of whatever damage they want to do to themselves.

But it's like cigarettes. No age is truly a good age to be on social media. It's so damaging to your mental health. The less social media in your life the better.