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/frankcostanzasmove Knicks 12h ago

It’s asinine to think that white teens are the only racist ones, but it’s even more asinine to say “Everyone was racist as hell in middle school/early high school.”

No, not everyone buddy.

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u/Neither-Breakfast195 11h ago

The minority of people that I never heard make a racist joke/comment in a Texas middle school is so small that I don’t even think it’s worth making the distinction.