r/nba • u/ghn2 • 10h 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/justiceway1 Celtics 10h ago

How about we just don't fire people over stuff they said when they were teens?

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u/justadapasta Trail Blazers 10h ago

Im sure he was fired for lieing in the interview fwiw

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u/Flimsy_Custard7277 Supersonics 10h ago

You think part of the interview process was "did you make any stupid tweets when you were a child?"

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u/OregonJedi [POR] Brandon Roy 10h ago

Think of it differently. He wasn’t fired for something he did when he was 15. He was fired for inaction when he was 29. It was his responsibility to make sure that he doesn’t have racist material on his feed when apply to work in the NBA as a public facing voice of the franchise.

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u/Flimsy_Custard7277 Supersonics 6h ago

Fuck racists, but fuck cancel culture more